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No, not funbags, get back in your boxes.

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

Classic quote though:

One rider whose experience underlines the kind of injuries that motorcyclists can receive in accidents is 32-year-old Dineth Wijayarathna.

He was involved in a crash two years ago that left him seriously injured.

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."

130mph and still alive! FFS!


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 11:39 am
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oh arse, I hate this double forum option!


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 11:41 am
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Unfortunately not ready yet - still very experimental but a great idea. airbag neck curtain on helmets is a good one as well - stabilise the neck in an accident.


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 11:41 am
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If only he'd had an airbag.


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 11:41 am
 IHN
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Could you not wear a self inflating life jacket and attach the toggle to your handlebars?


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 11:44 am
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Lol at IHN ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 12:00 pm
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apparently they were invented for horse riders.


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 12:05 pm
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he'd bounce down the road after inflation!


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 12:06 pm
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IHN imagine the toogle is not working you'll have to blow in the top up pipe very quickly ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 13/02/2009 12:08 pm