Wearing a helmet while riding a bike prevents injuries and is compulsory in many countries. Singh couldn’t find any helmet that could fit her son over his long hair and turban. So, she designed a multi-sports helmet for kids and it’s winning her plaudits online
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Tina Singh, from Ontario, has designed a special helmet after she struggled to find ones that would fit her son perfectly, reported indianexpress.com.
Wearing a helmet while riding a bike prevents injuries and is compulsory in many countries. Singh couldn’t find any helmet that could fit her son over his long hair and turban. So, she designed a multi-sports helmet for kids and it’s winning her plaudits online.
Singh said when her son Jora turned five years old about five years ago and she had a really hard time fitting a bike helmet on him. So, she tried tying his hair at the back and getting him to wear his hair in different ways but her son hated it.
“This is a multi-sports helmet for kids and it’s called a Sikh helmet. The helmet passed all the testing and is currently in production and coming to you in 2023.”
— Tina Singh
“We got to the point where we were like digging out the foam of the helmets we had. And that was not a perfect fit. Really, it’s the foam that’s protecting you and not so much the plastic outside,” she said in a video posted on Instagram.
Singh, an occupational therapist who has worked with patients with acquired brain injuries, said she knew the importance of a well-fitting bicycle helmet. “I was frustrated that there wasn’t a safe option in sports helmets for my kids,” she told CBC News.
So, she came up with the design that has a domed portion on top to accommodate a child’s hair, while still fitting the way a helmet should. “This is a multi-sports helmet for kids and it’s called a Sikh helmet. The helmet passed all the testing and is currently in production and coming to you in 2023,” Singh said.
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