We’re conditioned to expect sturdiness from our protective head gear, but this prototypical helmet being developed by DoYouVélo? turns the concept on its… well… head.
The honeycomb structure is made from robust textiles and assembles to ensure maximum cushioning from minimum mass. If you have the stomach to trust something so seemingly flimsy with the job of protecting your cranium from impact at speed, it looks like absolute bliss to store and transport. A large caveat, perhaps, but all progress is built on such initial implausibility.
Via Lost At E Minor / Dsgn Wrld
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Dave Kinkead Reply:
November 23rd, 2010 at 1:41 am
It’s likely to fail the SAI standards but I don’t think it would be that much worse than a standard bike helmet. To pass the AS/NZS 2063, a helmet must not allow an accelerometer inside it go over 300Gs when dropped from a 1.5m height. That’s the equivalent of a 15-20kph impact, or reducing a 50kph impact to a 40kph one.
So both may provide some protection with the AS/NZS 2063 rated one providing a little more. But noting that 80% of serious bike injuries & fatalities are the result of an impact with a motor vehicle, the likelihood that either will save your life is minor.
If we are going to be forced to participate in this theatre of safety, it would be nice at least to do it with some style.
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