by Marc Osajda
Powered two wheelers account for only one percent of European traffic, but represent 16 percent of the road fatalities, according to a study led by the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers. The risk of being killed in motorcycle accident is 20 times higher than in a regular passenger car. More than half of the death causes are due to upper body area injuries in the thorax, abdomen and spine.
Scary data, isn’t it?
Bering, a well-known manufacturer of motorcycle clothes is now launching an innovative motorcycle airbag jacket intended to reduce bikers’ injuries and fatalities, the Bering Wireless Airbag Safety System.
The system is innovative for several reasons. It uses proven automotive crash sensors to detect real impact with other road users, dedicated sensors to detect if the motorcycle is sliding (cornering on a slippery road, for example) and the command to inflate the airbag jacket is transmitted wirelessly in less than 0.05 seconds. The full protection is achieved in less than 0.08 seconds. The reason why I’m proud of this safety equipment is because the solution is designed around Freescale Xtrinsic MEMS sensors and Freescale microcontrollers – proven automotive technology used in millions of passenger car airbag systems around the world.
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