How does certification for motorcycle boots and shoes work? To obtain certification, footwear has to pass a series of laboratory tests covering, among other things, impact abrasion, impact cutting, transverse rigidity, sole delamination, and abrasion resistance of inner lining. Motorcycle footwear falls under Category 2 PPE (personal protective equipment), medium-risk products. Category 1 PPE means low-risk products that don’t require certification, like gardening gloves, while Category 3 products are high-risk products, like firefighter’s boots. Depending on the outcome of the tests, motorcycle shoes will succeed or fail to obtain certification, and as such an indication of the level of protection. The shoes that make the grade have a symbol on the lower part of the tongue to identify them as certified. It indicates the reference standard and the final level, which will be type 1 or 2 depending on their protective capacity. So, the ones with type 2 certification will be more protective than those with type 1 certification. Read more on #demonerosso, link in bio. 🔗 #dainese