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This Invisible Bike Helmet Inflates on Impact

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today is Tuesday, October 1, and we’re looking at Hövding vs. Trek.

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One, three. From Wondry, I'm David Brown. I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Tuesday, October 1st.

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Every now and then, we hear about an invention so ingenious that we think,

1:12.9

of course, and then why didn't anybody do this before? Such is true for a newish form of head and spine

1:18.8

protection for cyclists. We'd call it a helmet, but this odd contraption isn't something you'd recognize

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as one. Rather, it's a personal airbag tucked into a collar that

1:28.9

riders wear around their necks. Made by a Swedish company called Hubding, the contraption itself is

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also called Hubding. It's battery operated and outfitted with 200 sensors that track acceleration

1:41.1

hundreds of times per second, according to Fast Company.

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Just like an automobile airbag, you'll never see the whole thing unless you wind up in an accident.

1:54.0

Should your head meet pavement, the hubding is designed to inflate instantly.

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Within a fraction of a second, it'll shoot up over the back and sides of your neck and head like a huge white balloon, a balloon that Stanford University researchers say is eight times safer than a traditional bike helmet. Because it's

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