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

The inventors started research and [develops / development] on the Hövding in 2005. They [examined / examining] thousands of cycling accidents. They wanted to find out [what / how] to make the safest helmet. They then [teamed / tuned] up with a Swedish airbag company called Alva. Today, the Hövding company has a staff of 17 [employers / employees] . They hope their helmet will change how people all over the world [cycling / cycle] . In their video, Haupt and Alstin said: "Cars are [so / no] yesterday. Bikes are the future." They also said their invention would [make / give] them millionaires. People can only buy the Hövding helmet online in Europe. It [sells / buys] for around $530. The company did not say when it would be available in the [west / rest] of the world.