Motorcycle airbag jacket

[Quasievil]

ok I'm not meaning an un-surivable (or miracle he survived crash) I'm meaning just a crash where your'e flung off the bike and about to hit something/the ground, whatever, I reakon i'd like to have the jacket on......it's (as far as I can see) just the same as a normal jacket with an airbag......extra protection couldn't hurt. Would be my choice anyway.

yes I think it would be nice to have it on to, if that was the case.

Its interesting in my game to observe the riding behavior of someone who just gets a one piece, they tend to often ride harder than they did before, I can think of lots of obvious reasons as to why.
feeling vunerable isnt all that bad on a bike, feeling youre extra protected can actually increase the danger, based on adjusted riding behavior.
I wonder if a Jacket like this would fall in this category?

At the end of the day this is a positive step in more advanced gear to keep us safer, personally I wouldnt use it buts its a good thing

[PrincessBandit]

Just don't leave it too long waiting to pee.....

Nah, just wear one of those adult nappies and you'll be fine. Apparently you can drive across the United States wearing one (to confront your competition in the love-stakes) so as to get there quicker without pee pee stops. Eeewwww.
But at least you won't be caught short doing it in your shorts!

[alanzs]

Are you talking about breast implants, or am I reading this all wrong?

[alanzs]

Nah, just wear one of those adult nappies and you'll be fine. Apparently you can drive across the United States wearing one (to confront your competition in the love-stakes) so as to get there quicker without pee pee stops. Eeewwww.
But at least you won't be caught short doing it in your shorts!

Catheters are much more effective. Then, the urine can just dribble out onto the road. No fuss, no muss....

[Ixion]

The explosive force of the infaltion of an air bag is very great. They will, for instance, break the neck of a child whose head is in line with the bag. And I believe there are documented injuries of broken ribs and crushed chests.

In a car, the bag has some inches (at least) to expand. But in a jacket, constrained on one side by the jacket itself, and on the other, directly by the body of the rider, is there not danger of the air bag actually causing greater injury than it prevents ?

[firefighter]

is there not danger of the air bag actually causing greater injury than it prevents ?

you mean like a car airbag? (broken noses etc, not saying bad things about them but sometimes they cause harm which wouldn't have even come to the victim...)

[CookMySock]

hmmmm, if you were flying through the air like superman, about to hit a car

POP!! paper-bag stylez!


DB

[Hitcher]

The latest Goldwing has an airbag. And heated seats...

[ManDownUnder]

Ga boing, ga boing, ga boing, ga boing.

I know this one - don't tell me... iiiitttt's.....Parekura Horomia walking to lunch

[Toaster]

Maybe wrapping oneself in bubble wrap would be an option.... and when you get bored you can sit there and pop the bubbles.

[chubby]

I have read the article and in particular the area on deployment. Now i imagine that after each deployment you'll need to deflate the airbag and put a new air cannister in but picture this:

I (because this is all about me) arrive at a lovely pub that offers outdoor dining. everyone hears me coming and looks on longingly as I ride into the park. I find a park right in front of the crowd. With all the coolness i can muster i dismount and go to order a beer. I forget to disentangle the jacket from the release holder (my words) and 'bang' my jacket is now deployed. All coolness gone.

I can understand the base logic but why not just wear a boat life vest with inflated arms under your jacket???? I mean a liquid lined jacket would be just as good and could be warmer? overall, is it needed over the armour that is in present bike jackets? If as the article says americans think safety is a tshirt they aren't going to wear this. Anyone who does think about it probably has a good jacket already. Where is the advantage?

[NOMIS]

Wod be a cool jake to wear in a pub brawl :-)
let it off and run... run like a balloon

[chubby]

you'd end up looking like one of those guys in the sumo wrestling suits

I can see that.. right fight coming... hang on.. 'bang'.. I'm ready.

[sefer]

I forget to disentangle the jacket from the release holder (my words) and 'bang' my jacket is now deployed. All coolness gone.

A tug like that shouldn't engage it, unless the designers are idiots. I'd imagine 20-40kg of force would be what is necessary.

One thing it doesn't seem to mention is how the bags actually work, are they like car bags which deflate when you hit them, thus removing some of the speed at which your travelling before you smack into the wheel/dash? If not doesn't that mean the force is just going to be transferred to your body anyway (admittedly probably over a larger area, so with some benefit).

[chubby]

Your right, it shouldn't but i was just letting my mind wander on the abserdity of it. Would you be trapped with the bike on a slow speed off as opposed to being able to roll free?

You raise a good point on the after crash results. I want to be as safe as possible but I'd like to see some test results proving some significant advantage of this over the sort of jackets and armour that are available at the moment. It may be a move forward or it may just be a gimmic.