Bike helmet with built in brake lights and indicators

THE bicycle helmet has remain largely unchanged in that it is used only as protection. Until now.

OUR fridges can now tell us when we need more milk. Our phones can record a TV show we want to catch tonight. And now our bicycle helmets can act like a car, and tell drivers which way we’re intending to go.

Lumos, is re-imaging the bicycle helmet into a ‘smart bike helmet’.

Engineers and Lumos co-founders Eu-Wen Ding and Jeff Chen began Lumos as a fun side project to help reduce the vulnerability of cyclists on the road.

Realising that drivers are often frustrated with cyclists, as they can appear unpredictable, the duo developed a helmet that has integrated lights.

A red triangle lights up at the back of the helmet while white lights at the front allow you to be seen by oncoming traffic.

It also has turning signals activated from your handlebars. the turn signals via an included wireless remote. It has a rechargeable battery and is water resistant.

The idea was a hit on Kickstarter, with Ding and Chen raising more than A$1 million to get them made and into public use.

Here is everything you need to know about the helmet: