"Smart Helmet" Must Be On To Start ATV

"Smart Helmet" Must Be On To Start ATV ATV'S ATV'S 27-6-34 New Zealand farmer Don Temple-Cox has designed a new safety helmet for ATV's that must be on for the machine to start. The "smart" helmet consists of a transmitter in the helmet and a receiver wired into the ignition. If the driver isn't wearing the helmet when he starts the bike, the transmitter won't send the signal needed by the receiver, and the vehicle's ignition will be switched off after a 20-second delay. The transmitter is a bit bigger than a matchbox and clips to the side of the helmet, according to Temple-Cox. His patented "Quad Safety Helmet" transmits up to 150 ft. so the rider can dismount and chase livestock or do other chores without the bike's engine quitting. Temple Cox is looking for investors to back the helmet but will also consider selling the concept to a firm which can develop it further. He expects it will sell for under $200. The New Zealand man is also the inventor of "Doc's Bye Flies" fly traps, previously featured in Vol. 23, Issue 3 of FARM SHOW. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Don Temple-Cox, Awakau Rd., R.D.1, Mokau, North Taranaki, New Zealand, (ph 011 64 6 752-9030; email: byeflies@xtra.co.nz).

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