• m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    More expensive helmets aren’t safer, cause they all have to pass the same safety tests

    If only that were true here on “third world” countries too - here you can get helmets made of paper-thin plastic and cheap styrofoam in whatever bike shop and mall. Even those are being sold for kids.

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      2 months ago

      Styrofoam is the important part of any helmet, from professional motorcycle helmets to kids bicycle helmets. They like to make it sound fancy by calling EPS or ‘expanded polystyrene’. It’s what slows down the impact.