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insomniasexx  ·  4030 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Too Cool For (Bike) Helmet Head? Here's One Swedish Solution : Parallels : NPR

I also wanted to see the full impact. Why did they cut it out? Do you think it is because it doesn't quite work as advertised yet?

Also, we should keep in mind that airbags hurt quite a bit. Yes, they are better than flying through your windshield but that doesn't mean they don't take the skin off your chin or leave nasty bruises. In this case, I can I see hair getting ripped out as it deploys or nasty skin scrape-age for people with a little amount of hair.





Sebaensah  ·  4028 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Found a video where they actually test it; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Oud3iGXWY

I suppose it works for the casual city cyclist pretty well. It seems to be already quite widely available in some parts of Europe so I guess it SHOULD work..

I'm still worried about accidental deploying though. If not for the safety reasons then economical reasons because that thing is single use and pretty expensive.