Bicycle Helmets Not Designed For Impacts From Cars, Stresses Leading Maker Giro

Bicycle Helmets Not Designed For Impacts From Cars, Stresses Leading Maker Giro

A "ghost bike" on Holzhauser Straße, Berlin, close to the location where a 79-year-old woman cyclist ... [+] died after being hit by a truck. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa (Photo by Paul Zinken/picture alliance via Getty Images)



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Sales of bicycles and accessories have increased during lockdown, with many new cyclists now on the roads. Some will be wearing head protection, but a leading bicycle helmet maker has stressed that bicycle helmets are not designed to mitigate against impacts from motor vehicles.



"We've seen quite a surge in demand,“ Eric Richter, senior brand development manager at Giro, told me by e-mail from California.



This surge, he adds, is "gratifying because we're seeing customers get back onto bikes that have been in storage or underused for years, and that's such a positive long-term opportunity.“









Andreas Scheuer (CSU), Germany's Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, rides his ... [+] bicycle in the ministry's inner courtyard after an interview. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)



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However, cyclists should not rely on cycle helmets to offer protection against smashes with