Invisible helmets

[Slide Panda]

From asphaltandrubber - pondering what the further future of protective gear will bring us. Will a helmet as we know it even exist?
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/oped/future-airbag-helmet/#more-39046

Catch the video at the end. Some folks working on an 'invisible' bicycle helmet. Not forcefields or anything, but a clever airbag helmet. More and more reactive protective gear coming to the markets.

Interesting

[stopintime]

Maybe we have to wait for Nano technology before we see a safe solution for sharp impacts and penetration.

At some point people will be amazed to hear about how millions of people died during motorized transportation's childhood centuries. I believe that, within a century, human transportation will be automatic - similar to the internet. 

[Grampa]

The future is tubes.


-Logan

[Slide Panda]

Oh yeah - I agree that given sufficient time transport wil be automated to a large extent - but in the mean time...

[spolic]

The future is tubes.

I thought that it was plastics.   

[mitt]

cool video


the automated car is half way to being able to buy it today...

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/2013-lincoln-mkz-drives-itself-motoramic-tv-163320831.html


mitt

[PhilB]

I would so rock that!  I love the feeling of riding without a helmet, and if it could be made to be not stupidly dangerous, I'd be very much up for that.

PhilB

[stopintime]

BTW, I don't believe in the video product   

1. It's made by Swedes
2. Few bicyclists will wear that collar

[ducpainter]

BTW, I don't believe in the video product   

1. It's made by Swedes
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