Helmet News

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:01:08 -0300, Joy Beeson
wrote:

I wonder whether there is still a category of hard hat called a "bump
cap"? Wikipedia said yes, but the link led to a page on which the
word "bump" does not appear. DuckDuckGo says that I can buy dozens of
different styles at Grainger.

They're very much still alive. I have one. Basically, a bump cap is
rather thin plastic safety helmet, sometimes with a cloth cover making
it look something like a very large baseball cap.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bump+cap&tbm=isch
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=bump+cap
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=bump+cap+baseball+-insert
They're not made to deflect falling objects, but rather to deal with
clumsy fools like me that have a tendency to smash into overhanging
construction elements. None of them are DOT, ECE, or SNELL rated. I
have no idea if they are suitable for bicycle riding. Probably not as
there's almost no ventilation and would probably be like wearing a
sauna.



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