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The downside to this is that you also need to stop moving slowly. The benefit of airbags/crumple zones is that they prevent your squishy body from decelerating
by briHass 5y ago
The downside to this is that you also need to stop moving slowly. The benefit of airbags/crumple zones is that they prevent your squishy body from decelerating too rapidly. Great if you can get off the motorcycle and slowly slide to a stop in a dirt field, less good if you slide into a barrier or telephone pole.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoAt the risk of pissing off the people who care about automobile safety only as far as it enables them to earn internet virtue points... Which decelerates your face more gently, 14" of air space for it to flop around in or 5" of air followed by 9" of airbag? Engineering tradeoff are everywhere. You're absolutely right that slowing down slowly is the name of the game. Failing that, evenly spreading the force is the next best thing.