Pretty neat IMO, if you watch the riders head in the video, the air bags keep it off the ground, and from moving too much

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo9Vlt5tGwY

 

IIRC, I think during a recent MotoGP race, the announcers mentioned that Chris Vermeulen is already rocking one of these systems in his current Dainese suit.

 

How does it choose to activate is what I want to know? I don't want to be walking in my suit, trip, and set the damn thing off, lol. Plus, I bet that thing is gonna cost a fortune...

 

id like to see a video of the same fall at the same speed without the air bag. its really hard to test this because a stunt rider or whoever they hire to fall is trained to fall in a way that it is controlled and as safe as possible. it isnt near the same as falling in real life. im not saying that it is useless, i just wonder its true effectiveness at protecting the head/neck

 

Stoner needs one quick!

 

repost times like...10?

its activated by an accelometer. When you rapidly decrease acceleration, it deploys. They used to have a teathered system, but it wasn't quick enough.

 

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That would be funny.

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That IS funny.