Cycling is no stranger to safety innovation , a welcome trend
amid the push for urban sustainability and shifting commuting
priorities . But, until recently, bike helmets haven't evolved
much, and that's odd, since helmet innovation has swept across
several other categories, including those that help firefighters
, football players, and people worried about impending natural
disasters . However, thanks to a few visionary inventors, now
cyclists are finally getting safer with inventive new takes on
cranial armor. : Helmet hair can be a source of anguish, which
means that too many cyclists often ride without skull protection
. So, to keep tresses perfectly coiffed while still protecting
riders, Swedish industrial designers Terese Alstin and Anna
Haupt developed the Hövding , a bike helmet that stays nearly
invisible until activation. The device is disguised as a collar
and is equipped with sensors that detect when an accident is
imminent, upon which it inflates into an airbag that surrounds
the head within 0.1