BALTIMORE -- While motorists who have been in car crashes often attribute the help of air bags to saving their lives, a Maryland motorcycle rider injured in a collision is doing the same -- for a jacket.
Joseph McPhatter, of Randallstown, was injured in a crash on Interstate 83 after being cut off by another motorist in September. According to police, McPhatter was ejected 100 feet, hitting the ground at an impact rate of 140 mph.
Police said that McPhatter might have been severely injured had it not been for the Impact Jacket he was wearing -- a jacket that inflates like an air bag when a motorcyclist is in an wreck
McPhatter suffered from sore ribs and knees and a few other minor injuries, but it could have been much worse, officials said.
Officials said McPhatter's crash was the first real-life incident in the U.S. where the jacket was used.
Nyhetsinslaget [YOUTUBE-ID]uoGDwBiTYdU[/YOUTUBE-ID]
video på hur jackan funkar [YOUTUBE-ID]hYGt3NiD49I[/YOUTUBE-ID]
Vad säger ni, kanske mer aktuellt för amerikaner som inte verkar vara lika noga med den traditionella utrustningen? Över skinstället istället för tröjan, typ om det är kallt är ju en tanke. men det borde väl öka risken för att man ramlar omkring istället för o glida på asfalten?
http://www.impactjackets.com/
Joseph McPhatter, of Randallstown, was injured in a crash on Interstate 83 after being cut off by another motorist in September. According to police, McPhatter was ejected 100 feet, hitting the ground at an impact rate of 140 mph.
Police said that McPhatter might have been severely injured had it not been for the Impact Jacket he was wearing -- a jacket that inflates like an air bag when a motorcyclist is in an wreck
McPhatter suffered from sore ribs and knees and a few other minor injuries, but it could have been much worse, officials said.
Officials said McPhatter's crash was the first real-life incident in the U.S. where the jacket was used.
Nyhetsinslaget [YOUTUBE-ID]uoGDwBiTYdU[/YOUTUBE-ID]
video på hur jackan funkar [YOUTUBE-ID]hYGt3NiD49I[/YOUTUBE-ID]
Vad säger ni, kanske mer aktuellt för amerikaner som inte verkar vara lika noga med den traditionella utrustningen? Över skinstället istället för tröjan, typ om det är kallt är ju en tanke. men det borde väl öka risken för att man ramlar omkring istället för o glida på asfalten?
http://www.impactjackets.com/
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