{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-1203.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 1203.10","heading":"Selecting the test headform.","body":"A helmet shall be tested on the smallest of the headforms appropriate for the helmet sample. A headform size is appropriate for a helmet if all of the helmet's sizing pads are partially compressed when the helmet is equipped with its thickest sizing pads and positioned correctly on the reference headform.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS","PART 1203—SAFETY STANDARD FOR BICYCLE HELMETS","Subpart A—The Standard"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"0ebec337472aef4240bf8322ce31938693631225d9895d2139f610ca350127b7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-1203.9","next":"us/16-cfr-1203.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}