Since it was introduced in 2016, Vancouver’s bike-share program has become a popular way for tourists and locals to travel around the city.

The system is super convenient. Its grey and blue bicycles provided by Mobi stand in docks around Vancouver, allowing riders to borrow them in exchange for a reasonable fee and drop them off at a different location from where one’s journey began.

But the helmets are a pain. As people have complained on social media for some time, they’re often missing entirely. And because the VPD issues tickets for riding a bicycle without a helmet, Mobi’s absent headgear is more than an issue of safety—it can really hit people’s wallets.

The operation—a partnership between the City of Vancouver and the private company CycleHop that’s sponsored by Shaw Communications—recently recognized its helmet problem and now says it hopes it has found a solution.

“We’ve been working on a new helmet design and we’re excited to report that the updated helmets have finally arrived and are being distributed amongst the system,” reads a Mobi media release.

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“We worked with our partner, Bell Helmets, to create a helmet specifically designed for our bike share program,” it continues. “The one size fits most helmet is no longer lined with foam padding so it dries faster and stays cleaner. The channeled ventilation keeps you cool while the lightweight weather-resistant material reduces strain and stress on muscles. We’ve also removed the outer plastic shell to reduce our use of plastics and added a lock hole to make securing the helmets to bikes easier. Let the good times roll!”

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The release goes on to acknowledge that people were stealing the old helmets.

“In order to curb this issue we're asking you to help reduce unnecessary waste and lock your helmet properly when you ending your ride,” it reads.

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The new caps were designed by Bell Helmets and are securely locked with their bikes with just three easy steps.

A rider simply pulls the lock cable out from within a Mobi bicycle’s handle bars, runs it through the helmet’s hole in the top, and then pushes the end of the cable into its dock on the bike’s fork.

“We just hope those missing helmets are at least being worn and kept out of the trash,” Mobi’s release adds.