Motorcycling Safety Armor - Dainese D-Air Suit (VIDEO)

Motorcycling is a thrilling but dangerous lifestyle. Now, bikers can avoid injuries and possible fatalities with an air-bag suit developed by Dainese.

Rather than being attached to the bike itself, the Dainese D-Air Suit’s design uses accelerometers and gyroscopes to detect sudden changes in velocity and orientation to the ground. Whenever a change threshold is reached, the airbag will automatically deploy.

The D-Air has already proved itself during a recent Grand Prix race on the Valencia Circuit where three different riders benefited from this new safety feature and avoided injuries. One of these accidents was as fastest at 123km/h (77mph).

The Dainese D-Air Suit is projected to be available to the masses in 2010.

Life-Saving Biker Jacket - Impact Jackets (VIDEO)

The Impact Jacket is literally a life saver, but actions speak louder than words. The story says that a guy going about 140mph was pushed from his motorcycle. Usually, that is the end of the story. Not so in this one… The man lived to complain about some sore ribs and knees thanks to his Impact … [More]