Emergency Quick Release System (EQRS)
The Emergency Quick Release System, or EQRS for short, is designed to provide extra protection after an accident. The EQRS ensures that the motorcyclist does not sustain further injury. Read why this system is extremely important for a full-face helmet.
Why the Emergency Quick Release System (EQRS)?
The EQRS helps rescuers remove a helmet after an accident. Putting on and taking off a full-face helmet is not the most difficult task in the world, but it is a little more challenging than a system helmet or an open-face helmet. If you've just had a severe accident, it is much harder for rescuers to remove the helmet from your head. Every little movement can be dangerous if, for example, you have broken your neck or back.
How does the Emergency Quick Release System work?
With the EQRS, the cheek pads of the helmet can be easily removed in the event of an accident. This way, the neck is not (further) stressed when removing the helmet. This essentially means that the rescuers do not have to push or pull on the victim's head.
The system has a red cord/loop on both sides of the cheek pads at the bottom of the helmet. When you pull on these two cords, the two cheek pads easily come out of the helmet. This creates more space in the helmet, allowing it to be removed from the head as easily as possible after an accident.
Which helmets have EQRS?
More and more helmets are now equipped with the EQRS system. This is mainly because helmet technology is constantly improving. Shoei was one of the first brands to introduce the innovative system to the market. Nowadays, most major brands have one or more models with this safety system. So far, only full-face helmets have this system; system helmets and open face helmets are relatively easy to remove for rescuers.