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Goodbye Bike Helmet, Hello Snazzy Cyclist <em>Airbag</em>
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 20, 2012
Modified Feb 20, 2012
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The only thing uglier than a fractured skull is a bike helmet, right ladies? Ugh: so clunky, so sporty, so hair-ruining—it's like strapping a freaking Ugg to your head with duct tape. But now the days of sacrificing style for safety are finally over, with the emergence of the Hovding bicycle airbag collar! The fashionable collar, which features an outer shell that can be switched up to match a variety of looks, uses a trigger mechanism controlled by sensors that "pick up the abnormal movements of a bicyclist in an accident." Here's video of the 'bag in action:
And here's video of the 'bag in action where it matters most: on the runway:
[Via PSFK]
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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