#Hövding Airbag Bike Helmets Officially On Sale
Desmond Swamy
Nov 20, 2013
Known as the airbag for cyclists, the Hövding bike helmet is finally available for sale after its original unveiling in 2010.
Hövding began as a master’s thesis by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, who designed a helmet that people wanted to wear in response to a mandatory helmet law in Sweden. It is one of the safest helmets that you can buy, discretely supplementing your daily outfit.
The Hövding airbag helment fits as a collar around your neck, containing an inflatable airbag that is deployed during an accident. It provides shock-absoribing protection that inflates in less than 0.1 seconds in response to the abnormal movement associated with a cycling collision.
The Hövding airbag helmet is priced at €399 (US$540), and provides a style-concious form of protection while cycling. Check out Hövding’s website to purchase an airbag helmet.
