Air bag is not a new technology. It has been around for some time and recent Gold Wing is equipped with one just like the one installed in a car.
Alpinestars demonstrated their wireless electronic airbag system, called Air Tech Race Suit to auto journalists at their US headquarters in CA. "The Air Tech has seven sensors placed on the suit and two separate cylinders that set off a cold charge of nitrogen. It takes just 50 milliseconds to fully inflate and stays fully inflated for around five seconds. After 25 seconds the bag completely deflates. The suit is also equipped with a GPS system which signals emergency personal coordinates as to where the accident has take place." Its production is targeted for June of 2011, and Alpinestars estimates that the air system will add around $2500 to the price of a standard riding suit. Alpinestars makes excellent suit but they are expensive because really labor intensive to make one
There are other makers that build airbag system for riders. Such as Hit-Air. It is rather simple mechanism to trigger the bag.
I thought about wearing a fat suit to ride a bike. Especially in Winter. Protection might not the as good as those suit, though....
Friday, April 30, 2010
Need Some Air
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