Honda
GoldWing airbag system
In an effort to reduce motorcycle accident fatalities, from 2006 the
Honda Goldwing has been available with an airbag. This is not the
first time Honda has developed new technology to make substantial
improvements to rider safety, in 2004 they pledged to fit their Advanced
Braking System to the majority of their bikes by 2007.
The GoldWing airbag itself is a 150 litre capacity unit which deploys
within 15/100 ths of a second after four sensors located on the front
forks detect an impact. The system has, so far, been tested at 31
mph by a specially designed Honda crash test dummy.
Like with any new innovation, the competition is already considering
their own airbag systems and other motorcycle safety improvements.
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