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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Invisible Bike Helmet: An Airbag On The Go
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/15/invisible-bike-helmet/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl2%7Csec3_lnk2%26pLid%3D193576video at the link.
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People die trying to look cool. Vanity is the sad reason why people dont wear bike helmets. So two Swedish women set out to invent the invisible bicycle helmet, Theyve succeeded, and the end product isnt a made of clear plexiglass and theres no lightbending-stealth technology. In fact its not really a helmet at all.
Hövding is a rapidly-inflating airbag that deploys from a collar around your neck when youre in an accident. Heres how it works, and a video demonstrating this amazing, but still expensive, invention.
The invisible bicycle helmet uses rechargeable battery-powered accelerometers and gyroscopes that detect the typical motions involved in a bike crash. They trigger a tiny gas inflator which instantly fills a nylon airbag with helium. The bag forms a hood around your head that cushions the impact of the street, a car, or anything else you slam into.
Hövding is a rapidly-inflating airbag that deploys from a collar around your neck when youre in an accident. Heres how it works, and a video demonstrating this amazing, but still expensive, invention.
The invisible bicycle helmet uses rechargeable battery-powered accelerometers and gyroscopes that detect the typical motions involved in a bike crash. They trigger a tiny gas inflator which instantly fills a nylon airbag with helium. The bag forms a hood around your head that cushions the impact of the street, a car, or anything else you slam into.
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The Invisible Bike Helmet: An Airbag On The Go (Original Post)
1monster
Aug 2012
OP
I'd sure love an alternative to a bike helmet.... If it works and they get the price down
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#1
I think I'll stick with my traditional helmet, but I have to admit that it is cool.
HopeHoops
Aug 2012
#5
hlthe2b
(102,360 posts)1. I'd sure love an alternative to a bike helmet.... If it works and they get the price down
THough it surely will be rather uncomfortable and hot on a summer day, but undoubtedly worth it if it works as described.
Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)2. get out!
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)3. It looks like a cool idea.
I'm sure that as time goes on, it will become smaller and cheaper, so it can only improve.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)4. Looks like...
Sure, why not look like Jennifer from WKRP and dazzle the natives when I go arse over tit on my bike.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)5. I think I'll stick with my traditional helmet, but I have to admit that it is cool.
mike_c
(36,281 posts)6. I'm happy with the helmet I have, and no need to worry about...
....whether my motion is distinct enough to trigger the accelerometers.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)7. nice