Wednesday, October 27, 2010

For your East Village bike lane travels: The invisible airbag bicycle helmet



This item is getting passed around the Internet... a reader just sent it to my attention... with all the bike talk here, thought it might make good fodder for a post....

Via Core 77:

Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin's Hövding bicycle helmet blew our minds — it works like an airbag, inflating immediately before impact from a shawl-like collar worn around the neck


Here's how it works...



Don't know if they're planning a line for pedestrians too.
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3 comments:

  1. Bowery BoogieOctober 27, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    function over form?

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  2. AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    Very cool. This is a real example of what motorcycle riders used to call a "brain bucket", but this one is definitely the "green" alternative, in that when the delivery truck runs over your head, the plastic bag can be conveniently washed out and recycled by depositing it at your local supermarket's bag bin. Nice.

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  3. blue glassOctober 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Don't know if they're planning a line for pedestrians too.

    i was wondering the same thing.

    i hope they paid the guy on the bike enough for all those falls.

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