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City Still Working on Hubway Helmet Solution
While city officials are still eager to partner with MIT helmet vendors HelmetHub, a fix to the lack of helmets on the Hubway is unclear.
Boston’s Hubway bicycle sharing system provided 650,000 trips in its first 12 months of operation, and while the program appears to be a success there’s been one glaring omission: helmets. Kris Carter, interim director of Boston Bikes, said at a Jamaica Plain Business and Professional Association Meeting that a helmet system was supposed to be in place last fall but never came to pass. “The Mayor is aware of the need,” he said. Carter was at the meeting to pitch the idea of a Hubway station in Jamaica Plain, but a conversation on the system's lack of helmets erupted. He said Hubway officials are looking into teaming up with HelmetHub, an MIT-based company, which has created a helmet vending machine. Though the Hubway system has exceeded …
Monica Briggs
12:27 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012
I think more education about where to get the subsidized helmets mentioned by Kristopher is very important--helmets should be mandatory. I have relied only on my bike for the past 27 years, and feel that helmets are essential--they will never be "not necessary," no matter how "safe" the city gets--just like seat belts are essential for cars. I have broken 3 helmets in accidents that had nothing … more ›