Two Swedish students Anna Haupt and Terese Alsti have created the world’s first invisible bike helmet. Although the word invisible may be a bit misleading, the overall concept fits the criteria of being invisible. The new and innovative helmet took over 7 years of research and many designs to be created. It works on the basis of a simple car airbag. After wearing a neck brace, the technology built in will detect when the rider is falling or crashing hence deploying the helmet from within. This will help protect the rider from any crash and will make it so that they do not have to wear anything on top of their heads that could bother their view.

However, in my opinion this idea will not catch on as fast as expected due to many possible reasons. Firstly, being the accuracy of the technology and how well and fast it can predict the incident and deploy the helmet. Will it be able to accurately ensure every angle and every type of fall is covered? Also, will it deploy with minor bumps in the road? However, if these problems are addressed, this new innovation could be the future of many safety products.

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