Thousands of people don’t like to wear bike helmets because they are uncomfortable and inconvenient and therefor put themselves in danger on a regular basis when traveling on by bike. Two Swedish industrial design students developed a concept of a new helmet in 2005 that replaces the traditional helmet but is essentially invisible and safer to use.

“The Invisible” helmet, or the “Hövding” as they call it, is an strong nylon airbag that is easily concealed around the users neck in a fashionable way and is deployed when a trigger mechanism based on an algorithm of traditional accidents senses potential danger. The above picture shows how the Hövding looks like when concealed and deployed.

Recently put out in the Swedish market and already with 3000 sales, one can purchase the Hövding at $558 but isn’t available in Canada until sometime next year. I find that this new helmet innovation is very intriguing and great for those who don’t enjoy wearing a traditional helmet. I also think that this new concept will not only catch on quickly and essentially replace the need for bicycle helmets but will also eventually be developed for people riding motorcycles.

References:

Global News: http://globalnews.ca/news/953302/innovative-new-invisible-bike-helmet-makes-its-way-to-canada/

The Hovding: http://www.hovding.com/en/how_it_works/