Read more helmets stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2719/helmets.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58458/bulletproof-turban-in-development-for-uks-sikh-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are developing a bulletproof turban that would allow Britain’s Sikh police officers to handle firearms and become riot cops, the Telegraph reports. The religion requires men keep their turbans on at all times, barring them from wearing helmets required in certain high-risk scenarios. “There needs to be a recognition...http://www.newser.com/story/58458/bulletproof-turban-in-development-for-uks-sikh-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 14:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53956/richardson-rejected-ski-helmet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNatasha Richardson turned down a $10 ski helmet that could have saved her life, workers at the Mont Tremblant ski resort tell the Sun . Employees say the actress was cheerful but a little nervous ahead of the ski lesson that led to her fatal fall. She told staff she wasn't...http://www.newser.com/story/53956/richardson-rejected-ski-helmet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Mar 2009 5:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53831/quebec-docs-push-to-make-ski-helmets-mandatory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors in Quebec are pressing their case to the province's sports minister to make helmets mandatory for skiers, the Montreal Gazette reports. They met with the minister yesterday, the same day Natasha Richardson died after falling on a beginners' course there. She had no helmet. Minister Michelle Courchesne will next...http://www.newser.com/story/53831/quebec-docs-push-to-make-ski-helmets-mandatory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53711/could-helmet-have-saved-richardson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNatasha Richardson’s crippling accident while taking beginner's lessons has renewed the ski-helmet debate, the New York Times reports. Safety gear is more popular today—43% of Americans donned helmets last ski season, up from 25% 5 years prior—but still not required. Critics point out that fatalities haven’t decreased despite...http://www.newser.com/story/53711/could-helmet-have-saved-richardson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Mar 2009 13:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37517/us-army-orders-mind-reading-helmets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Army has dished out $4 million for helmets that can read soldiers' minds, Time reports. The goal is to have commanders in the field think up orders that brainwave sensors pick up and distribute to troops. "It'd be radio without a microphone," says a neuroscientist in charge of...http://www.newser.com/story/37517/us-army-orders-mind-reading-helmets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 18:53:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30201/bike-helmets-up-to-you-says-london-mayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bicycle-loving mayor of London has a clear message for riders in the capital: wear a helmet, or else don't wear one. Writing in the Telegraph , Boris Johnson admits that despite the obvious arguments about safety, it's not always easy to put on an "undignified plastic hat" in fair weather....http://www.newser.com/story/30201/bike-helmets-up-to-you-says-london-mayor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Jun 2008 6:58:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4681/pentagon-destroys-surplus-goods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon is scrapping millions of dollars of gear it has traditionally resold to surplus dealers, Time reports. The army claims that sorting passels of helmets, boots, and sleeping bags is too onerous, while suppliers are concerned the move is the vestige of an effort to keep old jet parts...http://www.newser.com/story/4681/pentagon-destroys-surplus-goods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Jul 2007 14:21:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2909/kids-skate-on-heelys-to-emergency-room.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new craze has kids gliding across hard surfaces on tiny skate wheels built into their sneakers—but the "heelys" are deceptively unsafe, a new study says. The report claims the skate shoes sent 1,600 youngsters to the emergency room last year.http://www.newser.com/story/2909/kids-skate-on-heelys-to-emergency-room.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Jun 2007 22:17:47 CDT