Sikh Woman Designs Turban-Friendly Helmets For Her Children

After a Canadian Sikh woman, Tina Singh, couldn't find a helmet which would accommodate her sons' turbans, she decided to design them herself.

Tina Singh decided to make the helmets as she could not find any bicycle helmets for her three sons. She resorted to using larger helmets that didn't fit right and scooping out the foam to accommodate for her children's hair, but neither were safe options.

The occupational therapist knew the importance of having a well-fitting bicycle helmet. She said, "I was frustrated that there wasn't a safe option in sports helmets for my kids".

So, the mother decided to design helmets which accommodate turbans to keep her children safe.

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Sikh Woman Designs Helmets For Her Children

Singh designed what she described as the first safety-certified multisport helmet specifically designed for children like hers.

She spent more than two years working on and testing various versions of the helmet. Now, the helmets are in production and certified for use with bicycles, skateboards, inline skates, and kick scooters for children over the age of five.

In December 2022, the helmet received a passing grade from the international testing company SGS.

On her Instagram page, she described herself as "a mom who took a leap of faith to do something valuable for my kids".

The helmets have a dome portion on top to accommodate a turban and fit the way a helmet should.

Singh made a website for her product, "Sikh Helmets".

The helmets are made for children, however, the issue of whether to exempt turban-wearing Sikhs motorcyclists from have to wear helmets made headlines.

In 2018, Ontario's Progressive Conservative government moved to join Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba in allowing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets.

Balpreet Singh, legal counsel for the World Sikh Organisation of Canada spoke with CBC Toronto and said the helmet is a "welcome step". He added, "I think this is definitely one more options that Sikh families can consider and definitely long overdue."