Torch: The Bicycle Helmet of the Future

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1. I love this helmet. Almost perfect for me! The integration of the lights may increase safety. Using lights on a helmet results in a protuberance that is not so different from a Gopro and we remember well what happened to Schumacher because of its Gopro.
   I'm just missing two optionals: a kind of evaporative cooling for perfect use in Brazil (like evaporative cooling vest does) and maybe a stronger front light for places with weak street lights.
2. watching this in 2015
   
   ... was all ready invented in 2011
3. EYE want ONE! Ha Ha Ha really I want one for safety! cool idea.
4. laws in the uk require you to have a light on the front and back of your bike as one on your helmet is not visible from the front when the rider turns his head to shoulder check  
5. By law, in many areas you MUST have a light when you ride after dusk. This is certainly a viable option. Although, I suspect the weight of the helmet could be an issue. 
6. What kind of microphone are you using? Are you sure you're talking into the right end? Sure looks like a "side-address" condenser, and would explain why the video sounds the way it does. No offense meant, just trying to be helpful.
7. In The Netherlands we don't use bike helmets, those are pretty lame.
8. If your head hits the ground at more than 15 mph, you can pretty much forget about any kind of protection from a styrofoam hat. Bike helmets are tested to only take that speed of impact against a flat surface. In the real world, If your head strikes an angle, say a curb, or a flat surface at an angle it's even less affective than that; & then risk of rotational injuries also come into play.
9. Depends HOW you fall off. Just cause it's usually on hand/elbow doesn't mean it is always gonna be.
10. sheldonbrown(dot)com/reflectors.html read it. You'll see these 'reflective strips' on the back of your helmet are nowhere near as effective as proper lights. Especially in fog.
11. Ever heard of LifePO batteries? They are the safest lithium chemistry available; they don't explode on impact.
12. fuck motor vehicle collison, how about just coming off onto the road at speed?
13. Torch/Revo combo sounds pretty nice. The Torch stays on while the Revo can indicate whether or not you're stopping. Expensive, yes, but it might be the most safe and cool looking method.
14. I ride faster than 15mph
15. You could be more likely to get brain damage if you wear a helmet on the road. Compulsory bike helmet legislation in Australia led to a rise in cyclist casualties. Some of the reasons for this may be that motorists have been shown to pass closer to helmeted cyclists who in turn take more risks on the road when wearing one, & that helmets make cycling appear more dangerous than it is, which puts enough people off to negate the safety in numbers effect. Also what's with the homophobia?
16. Not a bad idea but the helmet can not be used as exclusive lights for your bike. Cycle lights need to be attached to the cycle by law in the UK. As an auxiliary light though it could work. The main issues I can see are the added weight of the lights and the explosive risk of the battery pack upon impact. It would make a good experiment to place one of these helmets on a water melon and deliberately shot the battery out to see how much damage it does. 
17. Getting brain damage for not wearing a helmet is gay too.
18. The Dutch dont need Helmets, helmets are gay.
19. No your first impression was correct. Helmets can increase your chances of being involved in an accident, & they're certainly of little use in a collision with a motor vehicle as they're tested to aprox. 15 mph impact. Wherever they have been made compulsory injury rates, & death from cranial injuries have increased.
20. I just stuck a couple of luminous reflective strips to the back of my helmet. Job done.