Tag: Safety

For urban cyclists, safety is paramount. Navigating busy streets, sharing lanes with vehicles, and responding to unpredictable situations make cycling in cities both exhilarating and challenging. The concept of Active Safety is emerging as a transformative approach to making cycling not only safer but also smarter and more enjoyable. At its core, Active Safety focuses on preventing accidents before they happen, ensuring visibility, predictability, and protection at every stage of a cyclist’s journey. Pioneers in Active Safety Innovation At the forefront of bringing Active Safety to life is UNIT 1, an urban cycling brand bringing commuter accessories like helmets and backpacks, to life. Baked into their gear is lighting systems, and crash-response technology, exemplifies how Active Safety principles can be…

While riding your bike it’s a good idea to protect yourself by using a helmet. Your head is obviously a very important part of your body to protect, to prevent brain injuries and death from occurring upon impact.  As more people globally turn to bikes, in some countries (as well as cities), such as Australia, it’s a legal requirement to wear a helmet while riding a bike. Not only that, but the helmets have to be approved by the government and fastened up properly. Elsewhere, helmets should be marked with the safety standard EN 1078 for adults or EN 1080 for children, to show they’ve passed safety regulations. But are helmets really needed? In many countries such as the Netherlands…