Inflatable helmets: Could they be the future of riding?

Could an innovative  inflatable bicycle helmet, worn similar a neckband only about the neck, endure the futurity for horse-riding headgear?

The innovative helmet inflates inwards a 10th of a second.

The innovation is for certain no idle concept, never probable to encounter the lite of day. It was final twelvemonth declared “best inwards test” past times insurance companionship Folksam inwards its assessment of bicycle helmets, together with the theatre behind the innovative novel design, Hövding, has brought the blueprint to market.

The airbag module clips on only about the neck, removing the postulate for the conventional hard-hat blueprint unremarkably worn past times cyclists.

The module has a changeable shell, important wearers tin give the axe accessorise it to jibe whatever else they are wearing.

The neckband contains a folded airbag, which inflates together with protects the caput inwards the trial of an accident.

It contains sensors that alternative upward the abnormal movements of a cyclist inwards an accident, triggering the airbag.

The airbag is said to inflate inwards a 10th of a instant together with is fully inflated earlier caput impact. The inflated handbag shrouds the caput inwards a hood, protecting it from send upon injury.

The airbag applied scientific discipline protects the cyclist’s caput to a greater extent than effectively, its developers say, asserting it provides the best daze absorption inwards the world.

The helmet is the brainchild of Anna Haupt together with Terese Alstin, who came upward alongside the concept for their master’s thesis at the Industrial Design at the University of Lund.

Terese Alstin Anna Haupt

The projection progressed, together with Haupt together with Alstin ultimately set together a squad of 17 to educate the helmet. It has been many years inwards development.

The Folksam testing final twelvemonth involved xiii pop helmets for adult riders, together with involved to a greater extent than rigorous tests than required past times Swedish law.

The examination showed that Hövding was past times far the best bicycle helmet.

“Hövding was to a greater extent than than 3 times every bit proficient every bit the best conventional bicycle helmet,” said Helena Stigson, traffic researcher at Folksam.

All helmets were subjected to send upon testing at 25kmh, instead of the legally required 20kmh nether regulations.

“We convey e'er known that Hövding has incredibly effective daze absorption capacity,” said Haupt.

“The helium gas protects similar a thick air mattress only about the head, together with thus the blow is really soft together with mild. It feels incredibly proficient that this has straight off been confirmed past times a major insurance company,” she said at the time.

Now, the companionship is to correspond Sweden inwards the European Business Awards inwards the International Entrepreneur of the Year category.

The airbag helmets are available to purchase inwards the companionship spider web shop, www.hovding.com, together with inwards selected stores inwards Northern Europe, including selected blueprint together with fashion shops inwards Sweden, Kingdom of Norway together with  Denmark.

 

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