{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-1203.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 1203.5","heading":"Construction requirements—projections.","body":"Any unfaired projection extending more than 7 mm (0.28 in.) from the helmet's outer surface shall break away or collapse when impacted with forces equivalent to those produced by the applicable impact-attenuation tests in § 1203.17 of this standard. There shall be no fixture on the helmet's inner surface projecting more than 2 mm into the helmet interior.","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":"2baf30a406e1e6d283018c939b3d5dcd864cd4ade844df8d1f40ebbc3dbacd8f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-1203.4","next":"us/16-cfr-1203.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
