In the face of climate change caused by vehicles running on fossil fuels and the high cost of gas and owning a car, industrialized nations have seen in their citizens an increase in the use of bicycles for travel. Between 2001 and 2009, the number of trips made by bikes in the US grew more than double from 1.7 to 4 billion, according to the National Household Travel Survey. Many city infrastructures, however, aren’t yet prepared for this rise in bicycling and the practice is not yet entirely safe for bicyclists. From 2005 to 2013, 26,000 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in Great Britain. Until the world is a bit more bike friendly, researchers at Cardiff University in Wales have sought to improve bicycle helmet safety by combining 3D printing and supercomputing technology.…
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