Get ready for the world’s safest bicycle, dubbed the Babel. It’s been designed to ensure maximum safety primarily for use in traffic-heavy areas, featuring leg-guards, a full seat with backrest, seatbelts and an actual roll cage.
It’s not yet available for purchase, but you can support it on its Indiegogo page. The creators are currently seeking funds to complete development and bring it to market.
The man behind the project, Crispin Sinclair, says that after he was nearly crushed by a car in traffic, he “came up with the idea of a safety cell for a bicycle. It would be similar to the roll cage that racing cars have,” he says, adding that it’s “designed so you will be pushed away by the turning truck or bus – not crushed by it.”
Apparently, the structure itself really is very strong, as it was able to withstand the crushing force of a 38 ton truck, according to Sinclair.
Aside from the safety cell, it comes with an in-built electric boost system by market leaders Shimano, indicators, a loud car-like horn, lights, mirrors and disk brakes.
Check it out via the video below!