In our last post Do I Need to Wear a Helmet When Riding My Electric Scooter, we discussed whether e-scooter riders should wear helmets and in which countries and states they’re required to do so by law.
Our opinion? Regardless of where you reside and whether your local laws require helmet wearing, if you’re riding an electric scooter, you need to protect your head. This may sound like a no-brainer, but with conflicting legislation surrounding helmet usage, many scooter riders are confused about whether wearing one is necessary. We believe it is.
It is one thing knowing that you should wear a helmet, but, with e-scooters being such a new technology, it’s difficult to determine what type of helmet is best to wear. And as it turns out, not every helmet can provide appropriate levels of protection for your needs.
So what shapes and types should you look out for? Are there certain safety standards a helmet must adhere to? Does it matter whether you pick a motorcycle-style helmet or one that is fit for urban cycling when you are actually…
