Speaking to CBC Toronto, Balpreet Singh, legal counsel for the World Sikh Organization of Canada said the helmet is "welcome step." In December, the helmet received a passing grade from international testing company SGS. WATCH | Mom designs turban-appropriate helmet for her sons:ĭuration 5:39 Tina Singh, an occupational therapist from Brampton, Ont., and a mom of three, designed a turban-appropriate helmet for her kids after struggling to find a well-fitted one. In a 2008 court case, a judge ruled against a human rights challenge to Ontario's law after a Sikh motorcyclist refused to pay a fine for not wearing a helmet over his turban, saying it was against his religion to do so. The previous provincial government, under Premier Kathleen Wynne, refused those calls, saying the move would pose a road safety risk. and Manitoba in allowing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets after calls by Sikh motorcycling groups and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. In 2018, Ontario's Progressive Conservative government moved to join Alberta, B.C. While Singh's helmets are for children, the issue of whether to exempt turban-wearing Sikhs motorcyclists from having to wear helmets has made headlines in recent years. This past December, the helmet received a passing grade from the international testing company SGS. What makes her model unique is it has a domed portion on top to accommodate a child's hair, while still fitting the way a helmet should: two finger spaces above the eyebrow, creating a "v" shape around the ear and one finger space between the chinstrap and the ear. "This is a big learning curve for me, it's not something I've ever done before," she said. Now, she says the helmet is in production and certified for use with bicycles, inline skates, kick scooters and skateboarding for kids over the age of five. Now, she says it's in production and certified for use with bicycles, inline skates, kick scooters and skateboarding for kids over the age of five.įor over two years, Singh worked on and tested different versions of the helmet. Now, the Ontario mom has designed what she says is the first safety certified multisport helmet specifically for kids like hers.įor over two years, Singh says she has worked on and tested different versions of the helmet. "I was frustrated that there wasn't a safe option in sports helmets for my kids," she said. Not having a turban-appropriate helmet meant Singh had resort to things like getting larger helmets that didn't fit right, scooping out the foam inside one to accommodate her children's hair or not putting a helmet on her kids at all.Īn occupational therapist who has worked with patients with acquired brain injuries, Singh says she knew how important it was to have a well-fitting bicycle helmet. nothing fit them properly," the Toronto-area mom of three told CBC Toronto. "My kids keep their hair, so anytime I went to go put a bike helmet when they were going out to ride. There was just one problem: Singh couldn't find a single helmet on the market to accommodate her sons' turbans. When Tina Singh's boys started learning to ride bikes, it was obvious they'd need helmets.
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