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Alex @ Mar 24th 2008 11:56AM
It seems like its a more complex, more expensive and less protective version of the airbag jacket.
Is this a once-and-done item or can it be reused? On the airbag jacket you can insert a new CO2 bottle and stuff the airbags back inside the jacket to use again. (Of course you would need to check to make sure the aigbags were still safe).
Tim @ Mar 24th 2008 12:11PM
Looking at the video, it appears to be a modular piece on the upper shoulders, and incorporating the aero hump on the upper back that most racing suits already have. You can see the guy pull a strap after he gets up and the whole thing falls away.
I'm guessing they aren't reusable, for the same reason the airbags in your car aren't; you can't replace the inflation charge and it takes a machine to re-pack the airbag.
It's a great idea.