'Invisible' helmet for cyclists invented
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Design students in Sweden invented a new bicycle helmet. It's called the Hövding and is invisible. It's really a kind of airbag inside a collar. People wear it like a scarf. When the cyclist falls off his/her bike, the collar fills with gas and becomes an airbag. The students, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, think normal helmets are too big and look like a hard mushroom on your head. They said their helmet is fashionable, so people will be happy to wear it.
The women started their research in 2005. They looked at thousands of cycling accidents. They wanted to make the safest helmet, and change cycling. They said: "Cars are so yesterday. Bikes are the future." The pair worked with an airbag company. Their company has 17 workers. They also said their helmet would make them millionaires. People can only buy the helmet in Europe, for around $530. People in the rest of the world can buy it later.
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