There aren’t too many situations I can think of where you might need to fly with your motorcycle helmet, but in my friend Greg’s case, he had driven his bike to the airport, and then there were no lockers at the airport for his gear — it had to come with him.

While a helmet is made to take an impact, it’s not a good idea to let it take too many unnecessary hits — knocking around in the cargo hold of an airplane isn’t good for it, so if you’re traveling with a motorcycle helmet, you really should carry it on.  Easier said than done.  Helmets are bulky.  So when Greg took his on the plane, he had a problem — it wouldn’t fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of him.  Federal regulations forbid passengers from having carry on items in their laps during takeoff and landing, so…what to do with the helmet?

Prepare for takeoff...

Wear it, of course!  What else can you do?  You may feel like a tool, but it’s worth a laugh anyway, and there’s always that one other passenger who freaks out when he thinks you know something he doesn’t…

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