‘Improvised Helmets’

Hanoi has been seeing fewer motorcycle deaths and injuries since its mandatory helmet law went into effect last year ... the country’s unorganized moto-taxi drivers (and passengers) to similarly don headgear. Helmets are costly ... line with people found using the improvised helmets. “We are impounding their bikes and want [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:37:27

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Malaysia to ban half-shell helmets in January 2009

Road Safety Department director-general Datuk Suret Singh says his department is working on plugging a hole in the law that did ... helmets, which Datuk Suret says are illegal and are not approved by Sirim. These helmets are bowl-shaped and are lighter and more comfortable compared to normal proper helmets, and some even consider [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 11:08:31

Positivity: Helmet saves teenager’s life in ATV accident

From Vernon, Arizona: 10/24/2008 A Round Valley High School teenager critically injured while riding an ATV last month is now touting the use of ... -raisers on his behalf. “At one of the car washes, they raffled off a safety helmet similar ... safety helmets. He and his doctors believe a helmet saved his life when a truck hit his ATV. Cody [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 11:18:00

There Are Many Cool Motorcycle Helmets

by Frank Medley Being smart about protection and looking cool isn’t mutually exclusive ... motorcycle helmets to choose from. When you’re ready to invest serious cash in a bike, you should also ... , a racing helmet may be just the thing for you. These helmets have a great stylish flair, and also offer [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 17:24:25

Fake Helmets

Fake Helmets Posted on January 7th, 2009 This via Tom Vanderbilt’s blog and the BBC today - crafty Nigerians are dodging new laws to force them and their passengers to wear helmets. But far from civil disobedience, they’ve got a cunning plan: Make their own helmets from hollowed-out pumpkins. No, really. The country’s unregulated moto [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:41:33

Nigerian Bikers Use Pumpkins Instead of Helmets

From the wonderful makers of the Nigerian 419 scams comes the Pumpin Helmet!  Rather than carry around real helmets, motorcyclists in Nigeria are making their own helmets out of gourds and pumpkins because the “real ones might have bad mojo.” The helmets only cost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:06:03

Buying the Perfect ATV Helmet

In many places the law states that you must wear a helmet when riding an ATV. This is especially true for minors ... and they may make a big difference. Likewise, there are differences between ATV helmets that are designed for different purposes such as off-roading and racing. ATV helmets generally have more ventilation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 03:19:56

Slipknot’s Rockhard Helmet

Artist: Slipknot Graphic: The Nine Sizes: Adult XS-XXL Suggested Retail: $249.99 MX Dirt, $349.99, Full Face Street, $169.99 Half Contact: www.rockhardhelmets.com or (800) 326-6325 ROCKHARD HELMETS Rockhard Helmets is the ultimate ... they are gone, they are GONE! Helmets are available in 3 totally unique helmet styles.  There is a Full Face [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 14:29:19

Surviving Winter On Your Motorcycle

Surviving Winter On Your Motorcycle Posted 18:31:50 Filed under Gadgets Ideas Travel Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France Comments: ... inside car There are a couple of things you can do to keep warm on your motorcycle. Obviously ... a helmet, even for those places that helmets are optional. But a helmet is often not enough, since [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 16:31:50

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets, ... to protest at the price of helmets, which can cost up to $29 (£20). They say passengers often steal the helmets once they reach their destination. Stories have also appeared in the local papers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:17:28

Elvis Is Back

we are here slide Artist: Elvis Graphic: 1968 Sizes: Adult XS-XXL Suggested Retail: $169.99 Half Shell, $349.99, Full Face Street Contact: www.rockhardhelmets.com or (800) 326-6325 ROCKHARD HELMETS Rockhard Helmets is the ultimate ... worldwide and are only available from ROCKHARD HELMETS. HALF HELMET STREET FEATURES: • Advanced [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 08:00:20

December Giveaway: Not too late to win

Tommy2 At the end of the year we will be giving away this brand new Rudy Project race helmet. We want to give it to you. There are two simple ways to win the helmet. No purchase needed. No strings attached. The helmet ... to your race gear, or it could be that perfect holiday gift for that athletes who has it all. That means [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:00:25

Nigerian Motorcyclists Wear Pumpkin Helmets To Evade New Law

If someone in Nigeria calls someone else a “pumpkin head” they might be correct: ... forcing them to wear helmets, authorities say. Officials in the northern city of Kano said they had stopped several riders with “improvised helmets”, following this month’s introduction of the law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:40:25

Permanent Link to 323. Substandard military helmets

323. Substandard military helmets Jeff Kenner and Tamra Elshaug filed a whistleblower lawsuit in 2006 under the False Claims Act against Sioux ... underwoven Kevlar used to make combat helmets for the US military. Kenner and Elshaug not only ... the old helmets. That’ll teach’em. Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:57:43

Bikers strap on fruit to dodge helmet law

KANO, Nigeria - Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, ... to wear helmets. The regulations have caused chaos around Africa's most populous nation, with motorcyclists complaining helmets are too expensive and some passengers refusing to wear them fearing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:41:17

Bikers wear fruit shells to avoid helmet law

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, ... them to wear helmets. The regulations have caused chaos around Africa's most populous nation, with motorcyclists complaining helmets are too expensive and some passengers refusing to wear them fearing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:34:26

Show Us Your Helmet!

Yesterday the BBC reported that many Nigerian Motorcyclists have been wearing Calabashes (dried pumpkin shells) on their heads in order to circumvent a newly issued helmet law.  While I don’t have any dried pumpkin shells around here, I do have a couple of helmets; 3 Shoei’s and 2 Nolan’s. What type [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:42:02

Customized couture helmets for the scooter set

As we like to say, everything can upgraded, and everything can be personalized. And safety helmets are no exception ... decorations, 26 colours and three types of paint finish. Only one helmet type is currently ... US and European customers, with Japanese requirements being met next. Car sales continue to drop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 13:35:40

It's Play-time! (A Giveaway)

Thursday, September 25, 2008 Kids with their toys... Keeping busy for hours! Below you will see one of each of my kiddos' new favorites ... they have big boy jobs. With the PLAYSKOOL interactive HELMET HEROES role play sets he can race to the rescue playing policeman. The Policeman HELMET HEROES set features a realistic-looking helmet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 13:40:00

Friggin Fruit Shell Helmets

Jump to CommentsAre you sure I have to wear this?I don’t know how much it is going help, but Nigerian motorcycle taxi riders are wearing fruit shell helmets to avoid getting fined due to the new helmet laws. Seems Kano taxi riders are donning on anything they can find like rubber tires [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:44:51

Nigeria bikers’ vegetable helmets

Nigeria bikers’ vegetable helmets Posted on 07 January 2009 “Some people can put ‘juju‘ Witchcraft inside the helmets and when they are worn the victim can either lose consciousness or be struck dumb,” passenger Kolawole Aremu told the Daily Trust newspaper. Note: ‘Juju’ is a word of West African [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:07:06

Just Not Enough Walls

I wish I had more walls in our home so I would have enough room to hang all my favorites but there are just too many all of which are my “favorite” ... at their goggles and helmet of the day as well as the thin one layer Dunlop racing suit which God ... of fact Phil Hill has his helmet on as if to hide the fact that he’s under age or something.  Starting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 19:54:50

Barrichello’s special helmet

Rubens Barrichello will start what could be his final F1 race this weekend wearing someone else’s helmet. Barrichello is wearing the helmet colours of Ingo Hoffman, a Brazilian stock car driver ... , failing to qualify on three occasions. He featured in his home race in 1976 and 1977 and in the second [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 01:45:54

Video | DIY Daft Punk Helmet

http://www.vimeo.com/2402904 Better than the dope Margiela V-Man jackets that Pharrell and Mr. Michael Stipe have been rocking, is the homemade Daft Punk helmet from Casey Pugh. With rumors of another wave of Daft Punk shows coming in 2009, we can be sure to expect Daft Helmets replacing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:46:02

Avoiding a vegetative state - by wearing a vegetable???

I had to laugh at a BBC report from Nigeria.Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets, authorities have said.Officials in the northern city of Kano said they had stopped several people with "improvised helmets", following this month's introduction of the law.Road [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:30:00

Nigerian Vegetable Biker Helmet

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge a new law forcing them to wear helmets, authorities say. According to the new law, all motorbike drivers and motorbike passengers must wear helmets.Kano Federal Road Safety Commission commander Yusuf Garba told the BBC they were taking a hard line with people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:48:00

Motorcycle Safety - Ten Top Tips

Reduce the risk of accident by taking a few simple steps before you get on your bike ... d just like you to do it safely.   BE VISIBLE   By wearing bright clothing and a light coloured helmet, the guy ... , but their not, and saying sorry just isn’t enough. Always ride with your headlight on.   CRASH HELMET [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 21:20:38

Twist and Shout

Twist and Shout Published by Robin Follet on January 6th, 2009 in Uncategorized category | No Comments » I stole my daughter’s Christmas present ... her helmet and the board, heading for the front door.  “Sure,” she would sigh. Eventually, though ... can I borrow it? Yeah, okay.  Just wear your helmet.  And don’t break it. So I stole her present [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:35:05

Two Wheeler Safety Tips

Two Wheeler Safety Tips Riding a bike is a fun, exciting and practical way to get around. It is also a risky activity ... points that just may save you some trouble down the road. Get in gear A helmet protects your head ... . Only a good quality helmet should be bought. The jaw covered is the safest. Get insured Make sure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 11:28:52

Bikers Wear Fruit Shells to Avoid Helmet Law

A Nigerian motorcyclist, wearing a makeshift helmet, waits in traffic in Lagos January 7, 2009. ... so complaints about non-availability and high prices are no excuse,” he told Reuters. Helmet prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:12:55

Pearce goes the extra mile for charity

Al Pearce gets around. He's as good as anybody I've met in my years as a motorsports reporter at finding the most economically efficient -- and ... the idea of having one helmet signed by race car drivers who have something in common. He's done ... the signatures of everyone who's still around, he sells the helmet and gives the money to Victory [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 04:25:00

Helmet Heroes: Cheesy? Yes. Plastic? Yes. Obnoxious? Yes. Fun? Y-E-S!

These colorful, loud, little helmets have certainly gotten a bad rap in the blogosphere ... . You can get a Race Car Driver or a Police Officer. It's really just a speaker, some lights and a bunch ... son has one. He got the Race Car one from a friend for his birthday and honestly, I groaned [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 22:14:00

Obedience

Well, we can always do with the obedience lesson. Seems we need constant reminders around my house ... and perhaps ran into the street. How she could be hit by a car. How if she was hit by a car and a child ... her helmet. I said, "Ok, but no crazy riding. don't try any stunts without your helmet on." she wasn't [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:39:00

NASCAR Cyborg CD Player Thingo

Someone has to tell NASCAR that you can take that branding thing too far … not to mention this is kind of disturbing. Not that I have anything against helmets as decorator items, actually, they’re one of my favorite ... between what a NASCAR fan pays and what they get, but I won’t go there (until we get that racing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:23:22

Today In History: Armbands and Scarecrows

Ten years ago today fell on a Saturday. For four days now, Matthew Shepard has continued to cling to life ... just before the start of the game. UW players bowed quietly as they held their helmets at their sides. The helmets bore special emblems designed by the University Multicultural Committee in honor [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 07:01:43

Fruit Shell Helmets

I was amused to read this news report this morning. It seems that there are motorcycle taxis in Nigeria with laws requiring pillion riders to wear helmets. To avoid this new law, instead of helmets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:26:00

Zipp, HED Wheels Fabrication & Zipp Factory Tour

I have to thank Bikehugger for taking time off to visit HED Cycling's HQ in Shoreview, MN this week. He has brought back pictures and commentary ... fabrication spots in US, where bicycles, military and race car tech intermix. VIDEO COURTESY to DVXBRIAN. ... but in Bell Helmets (see my past post on How Helmets Are Made), and high end bicycles [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 02:33:00

Cassano Talks, Hamsik Robbed

Following Sampdoria’s 1-0 UEFA Cup victory over Sevilla, Antonio Cassano — who has been far from a fixture in the Italian national team roster, ... men with helmets on scooters.” What? One of the men broke the window of Hamsik’s car with the butt ... massive balls — balls larger than usually associated with people wearing helmets and riding [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 00:30:08

by Cliff KincaideU.S. Prepares to Go to War for the United Nations,  Obama Asked to Order U.S. Troops to Serve U.N. and  Join the International Criminal Court Obama Advisers Demand  “More Blue Helmets ... more blue helmets on US troops.” 3Such a policy could spark a revolt in the U.S. Armed Forces as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:28:33

"The" Gift of Christmas

Does this happen at your house? It seems like every year, no matter how many or how few presents our kids get, ... into the car to visit my family in Southern Cal. I said the voice changing helmet should stay home ... , and greatest pleasure. Every year.This year, the gift was Henry's. A Clone Trooper Voice Changing Helmet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 03:56:00

Bikers wearing pumpkin helmets

Some Nigerian motorcyclists are attempting to get around a new helmet law by wearing dried pumpkins shells on their heads. The shells, called calabashes, are commonly used as vessels for liquid. So far, 50 motorcycles have been impounded in the city of Kano after their riders were caught wearing pumpkin helmets.From [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:20:00

Safety first - safety last?

When I first came to Taiwan, I was horrified by the sheer lack of safety equipment that people wore when they were doing dangerous jobs. Didn’t they know? I would see workers doing arc welding WITHOUT any safety glasses, workers on jobsites without even basic helmets, riders on motorcycles without helmets, … the list went [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:02:02

Brazilian F1 GP - Helmet Special - Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is another driver who decided to race with a bit different helmet this weekend. Piquet celebrates his home race, Barrichello his racing hero, Vettel his last race for his current team Scuderia Toro Rosso. His Brazilian GP helmet sports the farewell message “Grazie mille Toro [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 01:36:07

Cycling, Education and Tender Coconut

Please do me a favour. Pass this post to some you know who needs education ...While in Bangalore, if you happen to see a person with a laptop on his back and a maroon helmet ... with helmet before? Besides, it is impolite to staredo not drive on the wrong side of the road, even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:02:00

Worst of Craigslist: Full-Blown Pornographic Bike Love

There's little question we are living in trying times. Cellphones are popping popcorn. ( ... the latest spewage from that septic geyser: Glad you wear a helmet, but you should really get blinky ... , I'm glad that girl is wearing a helmet, but she needs some lights! Safety first.") But yes, I forced [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 16:29:23

James Stewart’s All-New Look!

Yesterday, James Stewart invited TransWorld MX out to document his first day of riding in his new Answer Racing gear, Alpinestars boots and Bell helmet. Per our gentleman’s agreement, we waited to debut Bubba’s new ... ! So, how do you win? Here’s the scoop: the jersey and the helmet will be two separate prizes, awarded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:02:33

biker girl

I recently made it to the bike shop for helmets for all three of us ... for the car ride home lest they endure great discomfort. For the entire drive, they each held ... I do it real quick. When we buckle his helmet, he has to put it in front of his chin because he says [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 10:02:00

58% of U.S. Cyclists Don’t Wear Helmets

A Consumer Reports Risk Survey says we’re a nation of reckless idiots with no concern for our safety.  But, heck, why should we be…it’s never our fault, right lawyers? According to the “nationally representative” survey of 1,000 Americans, only about 58% of people wear helmets when cycling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:36:01

Promoting Cycling in Style from Holland

Thanks to Ted in Seattle for this fantastic link. Nine adverts promoting cycling from Holland ... % of adults using helmets and 5% of children. The Dutch government and the cyclists' union have both declared that they will not promote helmets since it will cause a fall in cyclists. They've done [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 08:54:00

Max and the Marginalized: On Fellow Disgruntled Shareholders of Obama's Campaign

Click the player below to here our song about Obama's capitulation "It Wasn't the Thing That I Bought". Lyrics below the blog ... in the context of poor theatrics and costume design, and if only they hadn't put the stupid helmet ... concession on the death penalty sufficiently weaker.) I don't think the helmet was the problem, though [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 01:37:11

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