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Hövding ("Chieftain" in Swedish) is an airbag bicycle helmet, [1] launched in November 2011. Hövding was invented by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin in Malmö, Sweden in 2005 as a master thesis for the founders' Master of Industrial Design at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden. [ 2 ]
The head injury criterion (HIC) is a measure of the likelihood of head injury arising from an impact. The HIC can be used to assess safety related to vehicles, personal protective gear, and sport equipment.
Avoiding cycling at or around dusk is a way to reduce the number of serious bike accidents. The majority of fatal car-bike accidents occur between 6pm and 9pm, [50] likely due to the low-light conditions and potential glare of sunset, combined with traffic still being heavier, especially on weekdays.
EN 1078 specifies requirements and test methods for bicycle helmets, skateboard and roller skate helmets. It covers helmet construction including field of vision, shock absorbing properties, retention system properties including chin strap and fastening devices, as well as marking and information. [3] The standard's key features are: [1]
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A 2008 systematic study showed that helmets reduce the risk of head injury by around 69% and the risk of death by around 42%. [10]Although it was once speculated that wearing a motorcycle helmet increased neck and spinal injuries in a crash, recent evidence has shown the opposite to be the case: helmets protect against cervical spine injury.
Bike recovery, for him, became a sort of life recovery: an amend offered to the world. To this day, Pavlik has personally recovered 207 stolen bikes, and helped countless others retrieve their own.
Cycle helmet wearing rates in the Netherlands and Denmark are very low. [77] [93] [94] An Australian journalist writes: "Rarities in Amsterdam seem to be stretch-fabric-clad cyclists and fat cyclists. Helmets are non-existent, and when people asked me where I was from, they would grimace and mutter: "Ah, yes, helmet laws."