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Inflatable motorcyclist vest

10.02.2000

The Japanese firm "Mugen Danko" is launching a life jacket for motorcyclists, which is similar in principle to a marine inflatable vest. It is fastened to the motorcycle with a cable, which is connected to the valve of a canister charged with compressed carbon dioxide.

If the motorcyclist starts to fall from his car, the cable is pulled and opens the valve, the vest instantly inflates and protects its wearer from injury.

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