Editing Helmet (section)

==Designs==
[[File:Tour du Doubs 2014 - Pontarlier - Jérémy Leveau.jpg|thumb|The French cyclist [[Jérémy Leveau]] wearing a [[bicycle helmet]] ]]Some British [[gamekeeper]]s during the 18th and 19th centuries wore helmets made of [[straw]] bound together with cut [[bramble]].<ref name=TLA>{{cite book |last=Hopkins |first=Harry |year=1985 |title=The Long Affray |location=London |publisher=[[Secker & Warburg]] |isbn=0-436-20102-X}}</ref> Europeans in the tropics often wore the pith helmet, developed in the mid-19th century and made of [[pith]] or [[cork (material)|cork]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pith Helmet {{!}} Perspectives on History {{!}} AHA |url=https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-2020/the-pith-helmet |website=Historians.org}}</ref>

Military applications in the 19th–20th centuries saw a number of [[leather]] helmets, particularly among aviators and [[tank]] crews in the early 20th century. In the early days of the [[automobile]], some motorists also adopted this style of headgear, and early [[football helmet]]s were also made of leather. In [[World War II]], American, Soviet, German, Italian and French flight crews wore leather helmets, the German pilots disguising theirs under a beret before disposing of both and switching to cloth caps.{{when|date=April 2013}} The era of the First and Second World Wars also saw a resurgence of metal military helmets, most notably the [[Brodie helmet]] and the [[Stahlhelm]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why were WWII helmet designs so different by country & which design was the most effective? |url=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/why-were-wwii-helmet-designs.html|website=War History Online|date=5 January 2019 }}</ref>

Modern helmets have a much wider range of applications, including helmets adapted to the specific needs of many athletic pursuits and work environments, and these helmets very often incorporate plastics and other synthetic materials for their light weight and shock absorption capabilities. Some types of synthetic fibers used to make helmets in the 21st century include [[aramid]] fibers, such as [[Kevlar]] and [[Twaron]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Materials of Motorcycle Helmets|url=https://thedrivebook.com/most-common-materials-of-motorcycle-helmets/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Race car helmets include a head and neck support system that keeps the helmet (and head) attached to the body in severe collisions.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lance |first1=Rachel |author-link=Rachel Lance |date=6 December 2020 |title=A Race Car Crash from Hell—and the Science That Saved Its Driver |url=https://www.wired.com/story/crash-science-romaine-grosjean |access-date=7 December 2020 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>