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this post was submitted on 17 May 2025
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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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Some folks don't like bicycle helmets because the things wobble around on top of their heads like big, loose, goofy mushroom caps.
Maybe those people should spend more than $10 and 10 minutes finding a helmet that actually fits.
Every MIPS helmet I've tried fit just fine, but if this can actually protect from multiple hits that's pretty cool.
Wait till it still fails to fit my head (I am Asian)
I am highly suspicious of any helmet company that says multiple impacts are ok.
As you should be.
Yeah. That's sort of canon for all headgear, from construction, to motorcycle, to bike: if it gets hit (hard), you can no longer trust or verify its structural integrity, and you replace it.
On the one hand, it sounds exactly like a "how do we get people to buy more of these?" marketing, but in this case I think it's reasonable. If you're spending too much on helmets, maybe you'd better reevaluate your situational awareness capability, and whether or not riding really is for you.
Of course, BMXers are more likely to fall, so that's an exception. And with construction workers it's the company paying for helmets and its probably a comparatively tiny expense; and if you've got that many people getting hit on the head, you too should maybe look at your safety policies.
It does seem like a sketchy claim.