Here we go again

The airbag jacket:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7886000/7886427.stm

Funny thing is, there's a few here that look like they're wearing one
already - and others that wouldn't be able to see the road if they did
wear one.

 

I like the bit where in the video the stuntman rolled ... and later in
the editorial he says it stopped him rolling !!

Looks to me like it might initiate rolling, which IME is where the hurt
_really_ begins ...

 

"One version, sold by Point Two, is attached to bikes by a lead and,
if the wearer falls off, that triggers a small gas canister that
inflates the jacket in less than one fifth of a second. "

Hmm. Now, would that have saved me from serious injury, I wonder. A
quick calc suggest that at 60mph, which is the minimum possible speed
I was travelling through the air, and travelling something less than 5
metres twixt bike departure and armco interface, I 'd have been in the
air for a maximum of about one sixth of a second[1][2].

Bugger, that'd be me completely screwed then. Good job I had a
traditional hugely-spine-protective leather jacket on instead, eh?

[1] Felt like an age, mind.
[2] Do the maths yourself.

 

They were doing that on R5 this morning. Nicky Campbell tried it on
and triggered it. It made for fascinating radio, I can tell you.

 

"He said: "I was doing about 130mph (210km/h), the rear wheel
suspension failed on my motorcycle and I came off, broke my pelvis in
two places, broke my back and broke a few ribs.""

well, I suspect that rather than "wear an inflatable jacket", the
safety tip here would be "don't ride a poorly maintained bike at
130mph".

 

I checked the gingeometer before I posted this. <G>

 

What an absolutely shite "pretend off". He needs acting lessons if he wants
to make it look convincing.

As for "making them compulsory", well that just another load of bollocks.
And how would that jacket have stopped the stupid **** from breaking his
pelvis anyway?


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Just saw that on the lunchtime news, and talking about making it
compulsory, the useless fucktards.

With an endorsement from St. Thomas's A+E no less ...

If it helps, I can only say that I helped the St.T. A+E stats.

I blame me, me.

Paul.

 

<Shudder>

I still recall JP's story of the bloke on the M23 with the clanking
chain.

Ah, from back in 2000.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk..._frm/thread/b7eeb6a68b1e80fd/d7bba8fa4eb8a690

Kept a closer eye on my chain health after that ... :/

Paul.

 

Better thread format ...

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_frm/thread/b7eeb6a68b1e80fd

P.

 

I foresee hours of endless fun in various hostelries as leads are
pulled. If the leadless ones have sensors embedded in them it won't take
long before someone figures out how to fire them in a public place -
shopping, pubbing, etc.