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19th Mar 2014

Video: Cyclist is knocked from his bike by mattress and then lands on it

This cyclist is lucky to be alive as he is knocked from his bicycle by a flying mattress and then promptly lands on it, giving him the softest of landings.

Eric Lalor

This cyclist is lucky to be alive as he is knocked from his bicycle by a flying mattress and then promptly lands on it, giving him the softest of landings.

It’s similar to the air-bag concept in its execution. The bike detects that you are falling and as if by magic a mattress appears underneath you to cushion your fall. Bicycle manufacturers of the world take note.

Hat-tip to Carlos Menezes

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