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A cycle helmet manufacturer has recently launched what it calls the Angel Bicycle Helmet. This device features an LED fitted around the rim of the helmet and which glows in low light conditions, helping alert other road users to the presence of the wearer. The device has attracted some scepticism from cyclists however who have commented that wearing a halo on the head at night may well attract unfavourable responses from religious zealots.
February 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A cycle helmet manufacturer has recently launched what it calls the Angel Bicycle Helmet. This device features an LED fitted around the rim of the helmet and which glows in low light conditions, helping alert other road users to the presence of the wearer. The device has attracted some scepticism from cyclists however who have commented that wearing a halo on the head at night may well attract unfavourable responses from religious zealots.

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