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gizmag Article: The rear-view helmet: “The rear-view helmet

November 20, 2005 Seeing behind you on a motorcycle has always been a problem. Sometimes the mirrors vibrate, and sometimes they offer a terrific view of your elbows, and most of the time they offer a distinctly inferior view of the rear compared to that you get in a car because you can’t see the parts directly behind you. As a soldier in combat will tell you, when your situational awareness is down in a hostile environment, the risk of injury multiplies enormously. And hence when a helmet with an integrated rear view mirror system was launched last week in Munich we think it’s worth a look. Manufacturers Reevu spent ten years developing the helmet, which has a built-in 180 degree unbreakable rear-view mirror system in the hope it will save lives on the roads by improving situational awareness and hence preventing accidents. The innovative technology allows the wearer to see the road behind, using a system of unbreakable mirrors constructed out of ABS, which are contained inside the helmet shell and provide a window in the top of the helmet opening – a robust, low cost heads-up display.”

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***UPDATE***
SaltyDog had commented that we won’t see these in the USA soon and follow-ups with Reevu confirmed this… see below:

… So, I wonder what would prevent someone from flying over to Europe, buying a case of these, and selling them on eBay? Distribution be DAMNED! Um… can someone lend me $400?