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Two Swedish design students have invented totally new kind of bicycle helmet. People are saying it's invisible because you cannot see it on cyclist's head. "invisible" helmet is really kind of airbag. It is inside large collar. People wear it around their neck like scarf. When cyclist falls off his/her bike, collar quickly fills with gas and airbag surrounds head. two students, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, wanted to change way people cycle. They said: "Bicycle helmets have always been same. They’re so bulky, like hard mushroom on your head." They called their new invention Hövding. The pair said it looks so fashionable that "people would be happy to wear it".

inventors started research and development on Hövding in 2005. They examined thousands of cycling accidents. They wanted to find out how to make safest helmet. They then teamed up with Swedish airbag company called Alva. Today, Hövding company has staff of 17 employees. They hope their helmet will change how people all over world cycle. In their video, Haupt and Alstin said: "Cars are so yesterday. Bikes are future." They also said their invention would make them millionaires. People can only buy Hövding helmet online in Europe. It sells for around $530. company did not say when it would be available in rest of world.

 


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