Bicycle helmet

Invisible bike helmet

Are you ready for the ‘invisible’ bicycle helmet?

Environment

The Hövding is an airbag for your head. Mounted in a collar, it blows up on when you crash and surrounds your skull with an inflated hood.

Bike ridership low due to promotion of helmets, urban motility expert says

Environment

Monareta – music from Bogota to Brooklyn

Arts, Culture & Media

Why Germans Don’t Like Bicycle Helmets

The World

British safety minister won’t play it safe

Global Politics
The World

Geo answer

Global Politics

Today’s answer is the city of Kano in northern Nigeria. It’s the country’s third largest city, by area, and motorcycle drivers there are unhappy about a new law that requires them to wear helmets. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with the BBC’s Andrew Walter in Nigeria.

The World

Geo Answer and Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

Brooklyn, NY and Bogota, Colombia are the answers to our Geo Quiz today. Both cities figure in our Global Hit too. Members of the musical group Monareta hail from Bogota, but spend a lot of time in Brooklyn.