# What do I do with old helmets (motorcycle and bike)?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 12, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615 "2014-01-12T23:33:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615/21 "2014-01-14T07:08:13Z")

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Cute little container gardens for flowers or some other non-edible after drilling the bottom out w/ the largest drill bit you have (maybe the one in a door-hanging kit).

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**Author:** ![HipGnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@HipGnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HipGnosis)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615/22 "2014-01-14T15:10:52Z")

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Donate them to fire/EMT department.  
They will use them to practice removing helmets from accident victims.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615/23 "2014-01-14T16:46:26Z")

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> [@HipGnosis](#):
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> Donate them to fire/EMT department.  
> They will use them to practice removing helmets from accident victims.

Ooh, really? This is the best idea I’ve heard yet. At least that way I’ll know they’ll be used to help somebody.

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-old-helmets-motorcycle-and-bike/678615/24 "2014-01-14T18:10:44Z")

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> [@Infovore](#):
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> Ooh, really? This is the best idea I’ve heard yet. At least that way I’ll know they’ll be used to help somebody.

Seconding the great idea! I’ll check w/ our military base’s FD and see if they could use some as well.

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