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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 05:38 AM
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http://www.wbaltv.com/news/14328936/detail.html

Air Bag-Like Jacket Saves Motorcyclist's Life

POSTED: 3:59 pm EDT October 12, 2007
UPDATED: 6:25 pm EDT October 12, 2007


BALTIMORE -- While motorists who have been in car crashes often attribute the help of air bags to saving their lives, a Maryland motorcycle rider injured in a collision is doing the same -- for a jacket.

Joseph McPhatter, of Randallstown, was injured in a crash on Interstate 83 after being cut off by another motorist in September. According to police, McPhatter was ejected 100 feet, hitting the ground at an impact rate of 140 mph.

Police said that McPhatter might have been severely injured had it not been for the Impact Jacket he was wearing -- a jacket that inflates like an air bag when a motorcyclist is in an wreck.


McPhatter suffered from sore ribs and knees and a few other minor injuries, but it could have been much worse, officials said.

Officials said McPhatter's crash was the first real-life incident in the U.S. where the jacket was used.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Knight1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Officials said McPhatter's crash was the first real-life incident in the U.S. where the jacket was used.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Looks like it works like they tested. I saw this at a motorcycle show YEARS ago, but just started hearing about it again recently. Anything that'll save lives =
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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Where can you buy this jacket?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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That jacket seams pretty nice
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=fPQ1Sp75DfM
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D4RE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where can you buy this jacket? </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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I posted a thread about this a while back... lemmie search for it
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2092754

There we go, plus the link on where to buy it

I got one response
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