Are helmets with airbags the technology of the future? Check out this new design from POCSports and AutolivInc cycling
After conducting a pre-study, the Autoliv research team says, “A cycle helmet with an integrated airbag can significantly improve protection and reduce the consequences of impacts to cyclists. The combination of both absorbing technologies [the helmet itself plus the airbag] enables a reduction of the peak linear head acceleration and significantly reduced head injury risk in impact tests.
The work undertaken by Autoliv showed that the addition of airbag technology on top of the helmet “can significantly contribute to enhanced safety performance, especially in linear impacts.” Autoliv and POC say that they developed their initial concepts using “advanced simulation tools” and conducted physical crash tests – which look pretty gruesome, but you'd probably expect that.
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