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New Foldable, Biodegradable Bike Helmets


Claire.

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Foldable Bike Helmet Offers Recyclable Protection

Urban bike-sharing programs are booming in many cities, but most casual riders don't usually tote around a helmet. This means when they rent a bike, they often ride helmet-free, which can be a risky move in places were roads aren't designed to safely accommodate both cars and cyclists.

However, a novel design could make an affordable, collapsible, biodegradable helmet available from a curbside vending machine.

The EcoHelmet, designed by Isis Shiffer, is made entirely of cardboard, folds up accordion-style to about the size of a banana and is compact enough to fit in a laptop bag. It unfolds to fit just like a traditional helmet, cushioning the wearer's head with honeycomb-patterned paper that absorbs and distributes impacts, protecting cyclists from injury.

Read more: Live Science

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All bike riders should have proper helmets, but yeah this is a great idea if you needed one on the fly.

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