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Airbags blow up safety

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Bering C-protect airbag vest £ 370 The CŠprotect covers the chest, abdomen and the full length of the back, from collarbone to coccyx. It’s a mechanical airbag that inflates when its cord is detached (see connector on the vest’s belly). It inflates in 100 millisecon­ds and after deflation you can change the CO2 cartridge ready to use again. Tex This Spidi neck Vest Neck protector £360 DPS is designed Airbag to be worn over your normal motorcycle gear. It’s light at 1.3kg and is designed to inflate around the neck area only. This should drasticall­y reduce the amount of force transferre­d to the neck in the event of an accident. It inflates using a chord attached to the bike. Dainese D-air Racing Misano suit £1740 Top-spec race suit with a 4-litre airbag that covers neck, shoulders and collarbone­s and deploys in 35 millisecon­ds. Connect the suit to a computer to download full 2D dataloggin­g from integrated GPS and accelerome­ter. Want more? Buy the range-topping £3400 Mugello R with kangaroo leather, a 9-litre airbag that also covers ribs, and a 36ms deployment time. airbag Alpinestar­s vest £1000 Tech-air With Alpinestar­s, you buy the airbag in vest form at £1000 and then fit it into an Alpinestar­s suit or jacket, like the £1600 GP Tech V2 one-piece or the £160 Viper textile jacket. The airbag inflates in a super-quick 25 millisecon­ds and covers the back, kidneys, chest and shoulders. In race mode, the vest can actually inflate twice, having two canisters onboard.

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