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Recommended for kids 5-8 years old, this helmet complies with the U.S. CPSC Safety Standard and the U.S. ASTM Safety Standard for multi-impact skateboard helmets.
Evo outdoor was founded in 2001 as was expanded to operate outdoor retail stores and hotels specializing in winter sports in five U.S. states, Canada, and three prefectures in Japan. It is also based in Seattle, Washington. [23] Evo was founded in Phillips’ garage near its now located in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. In February 2022, Evo ...
By law, all helmets sold in the U.S. must meet standards set by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). [5] There were two helmet recalls in the year 2000. [1] A helmet made by Rand International of Farmingdale, NY was voluntarily recalled and involved 70,000 helmets known as "L.A. Cruisin' Bike Helmets" in child, youth and adult sizes. [1]
The Mondopoint shoe length system is widely used in the sports industry to size athletic shoes, ski boots, skates, and pointe ballet shoes; it was also adopted as the primary shoe sizing system in the Soviet Union, [18] Russia, [19] East Germany, China, [20] Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, and as an optional system in the United Kingdom, [21 ...
A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain.
Wearing a helmet increases the speed limit for bicycles outside populated areas from 40 km/h to 50 km/h. [29] Iceland: 15 1998 Iceland has considered – but not pursued – extending its helmet law to adults. [30] [31] [32] India: None Helmets recommended but not required. Recommendations vary by police departments. Ireland: None [33] Isle of ...
Giro is an American manufacturer of snow and cycling helmets; snow and mountain-biking goggles; cycling and mountain bike apparel and shoes; and softgoods for cycling, skiing and snowboarding. The company was founded in 1985 by Jim Gentes and was headquartered in Scotts Valley, California . [ 1 ]
The mandatory helmet law had its genesis in the late 1980s when Rebecca Oaten, dubbed the "helmet lady" in the media, started a campaign advocating for compulsory helmets. Her son, Aaron, had been permanently brain damaged in 1986 at age 12 while riding his 10-speed bicycle to school in Palmerston North.