Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ad: Ministry of Defense - Changing A Tire plus 2 more |  |
- Ad: Ministry of Defense - Changing A Tire
- Airbag Vests - How Efficient Are They - Study
- France: Shocking Motorcycle Students Into Safety
| Ad: Ministry of Defense - Changing A Tire Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT
The ads are from the (Dutch?) Ministry of Defense, and are made to look like a page from the "Manual Automotive Repair", and just to be sure, they've shown the version number of the manual, i.e. v.2.3 from 2009. The page from the manual is "how to change a tire".... just look at the ad. The copy text is "Technician at the Ministry of Defence. Do you have what it takes. Being a technician at the Ministry of Defence is a little bit more demanding. Seemingly easy technical problems can become a real challenge in their environment." ... | ||
| Airbag Vests - How Efficient Are They - Study Posted: 17 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT
Basically there are two types of airbag vests; cabled and electronic. The cabled ones have a cable between your motorcycle and the airbag, and when you get an involuntary off, the cable is pulled and the air is released into the jacket turning you into the Michelin man. The electronic versions have data capturing devices installed in your motorcycle that calculates if you've had a crash, and if so, orders the jacket to inflate remotely. So what does this mean? Which is the two is more efficient, or are any airbag vests safe? France based IFSTTAR is a research institute that analyzes technologies used in the transport industry. Thierry Serre at IFSTTAR published the results from an extensive study done between 2005 and 2009 of all types of airbag vests used in the motorcycle industry. Summary First, let's start with the summary. Cabled airbag vests are far less safe than electronic ones. But any airbag vest is safer than a t-shirt........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ... | ||
| France: Shocking Motorcycle Students Into Safety Posted: 16 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT
What the local authorities have done, is take photos made by their emergency crews and made a photo book out of them. All the photos are of serious motorcycle accidents, and the books are distributed to students who are to take their motorcycle license exams. The authorities hope that when the pupils see the terrible accidents they will take care while riding their motorcycles. What these so-called experts fail to see, is that the majority of fatal motorcycle accidents were caused by cars, not motorcycles. Maybe they should give the booklet to student car drivers?.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ... |
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