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I wonder how well the crash-sensing technology works. In a car, it's dead simple: you notice a rapid deceleration and you can inflate the airbags while the cru
by 3JPLW 14y ago
I wonder how well the crash-sensing technology works. In a car, it's dead simple: you notice a rapid deceleration and you can inflate the airbags while the crumple zones are crumpling.
There are no crumple zones in your head. Yes, you do often fall forward or sideways onto the ground, allowing for time to sense the new orientations... but not always. Would it inflate if I broadside a bus (like if the bus ran a red)?
- swang 14y agoIf you watch the doc that's on Vimeo about this thing they sampled a lot of data themselves by actually simulating normal riding situations and then also situations where they would crash in different ways. I'm assuming they used some accelerometers and other recording devices and then designed something that discerns a crash situation from a normal bike riding situation