— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Thought the future of bike helmets were those poorly-ventilated Bern lids that everyone seems to be getting into? Nope. A duo of design students took a whole mess of venture capital, years of research, and a bunch of poor, innocent crash test dummies and created an “invisible bike helmet.” The result? A goddamn airbag that fits around your neck. Also, it doubles as a scarf for the cool San Francisco nighttime ride.
The future is lookin' good:
(Thanks, Mallory!)
Comments (3)
My only thought is how sensitive the trigger is (I watched the video on mute so not sure if it was covered). What if you come to a quick stop for a pedestrian but stay on your bike, will it still deploy and you just sit there lookin like a goon?
Very cool. But $600 is pretty steep compared to any other helmet out there.
This would also save pedestrians’ lives!