Bike helmets made out of paper — yes, paper — very well could save lives, make Citi Bike safer and get Isis Shiffer very rich. The idea is simple enough, if you have some basic engineering knowledge: ...

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Right now, bike share users generally have two options for head protection: carry around a helmet (in a fashionable bag, perhaps) or go helmet-less. That’s changing, though. In Boston, bike helmet ...

One major complaint against bike shares, such as New York’s Citi Bike program, is that it’s just not safe to flood the city with bicyclists without requiring the use of helmets. Could inexpensive, ...

When it comes to life-saving protective gear, “collapsible” doesn’t seem like a word you’d want to hear, but this folding bike helmet just won a top design award for its unique design and unusual ...

Bike sharing schemes have become a familiar feature in many major cities around the world. They are designed to help free up increasingly clogged urban roads and ease congestion on public transport ...

Recyclable paper helmets just might be the future headgear of choice for bikers. While it might not yet be the norm, the foldable paper EcoHelmet got an international seal of approval by winning this ...

Not a randomized blind study and the sample is very small I know but... During the last fourteen years nine people I knew personally have been killed in cycling accidents (in the UK). Every single one ...