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@Mirius
EU safety standards are about as effective for bike lids as they are for cycle helmets. The minimum standards appear to be trivial to achieve yet there is a huge amount of debate as to their effectiveness in real life accidents.
Whilst I used cheap lids when I was young and invincible, nowadays I err towards caution.