Dainese.com has
Dainese Smart Jacket w/ D-Air Airbag (Black/Fluo-Yellow, various sizes) on sale for
$559.96.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
VVoltz for finding this deal.
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Key Features / Description:- The Smart Jacket can be worn over or under any other jacket or outfit and it requires no connection with the motorcycle. It combines all the power of the latest-generation Dainese D-air and the convenience of a garment with a thousand uses.
- All the safety of the Dainese airbag system used in MotoGP and developed in more than 25 years of research on the road and track is now encapsulated in a convenient vest that fits any road situation. The Smart Jacket monitors what's happening around the motorcycle rider 1,000 times a second. It always deploys the Shield when necessary, and only then, to provide the rider with maximum protection.
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Just because riding is more dangerous than a car doesn't mean you throw all safety measures out. It isn't all or nothing in this life, you do what you want and you risk mitigate to your preference. Not all bikers are lunatics, some of us enjoy the thrill, enjoy saving money on gas, enjoy getting to work and through traffic faster, and enjoy getting home safe.
By the way, every bike is one less car in front of you on your commute, so embrace the two wheelers out there and to the OP thank you for sharing.
Despite being in the presence of someone so smart and so knowledgeable, let me try to present some information. These have gyros that make one analysis per millisecond, and take another 30-45 milliseconds to deploy. That means you'd have a fully-inflated bag in probably under 50 milliseconds on the high side. I'm sure you are aware of how fast that is, being so knowledgeable, but for the other people that don't know better, you'd only travel ~7.4 feet flying off your bike at 100mph (just under 148fps) in that time, or about 5ft at a more sane 70mph. You'd still have 50-350 milliseconds left to complete an eyeblink.
But, now that my dripping sarcasm has stopped, I'd love to know how you being a bad rider translates to understanding time intervals.
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$440
If you're on a bike, you damn well better be wearing a helmet, and drive sensibly, if you are concerned about safety.
Better to wear a really tough jacket, and invest in a set of skid bars for your bike, if you want addition safety, vs buying this.
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If you watch videos, the airbag deploys before the rider even leaves the seat.
Most people who complain about the cost are also the ones who wear a shitty DOT helmet, and no other gear.
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If the area of the damage is your rib cage or back, this thing is supposed to have you fully protected.
There is a reason there are used by the guys in MotoGP and in other extremely high risk riding. Timing is not an issue for deployment, even with the vests that use tethers for deployment.