"Super-Safe" Bike Helmet Sports Ball Bearings and Breakaway Panels

"Super-safe" bike helmet sports ball bearings and breakaway panels

A layer of foam may be good at protecting you from simple whacks on the head, but it's not necessarily sufficient when you're cycling at speed. That's where RLS bike helmet tech comes in. It's claimed to offer four times the concussion protection of a regular helmet, via ball bearings and panels that pop off under pressure.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Helmets, Cycling, Road Safety, Traumatic Brain Injury

New helmet technology uses ball bearings to reduce risk of concussion by 4x

RLS uses panels on the exterior of a helmet that are attached to a layer of ball bearings and “roll and release” on impact

Ejecting Helmet Panels Land New RLS Safety Tech Top Spot on Virginia Tech’s Ratings

RLS is an acronym for Release Layer System, and is a brand-new helmet safety technology being introduced today. Like MIPS and other similar systems, RLS aims to reduce the forces of rotational impacts transmitted to the brain with the goal of reducing the likelihood and/or severity of concussions and brain injuries. Unlike MIPS systems, however, RLS takes a different approach with a novel design that involves panels on the exterior of the helmet…