SaferMoto.com’s airbag technology offers new level of safety for motorcyclists
An innovative line of lightweight inflatable vests and jackets using airbag technology to protect motorcyclists is receiving increased attention from the motorcycling world. SaferMoto.com’s products offer a level of protection that can’t be matched by conventional safety gear and armor, according to the company’s CEO, Alan Cunningham.
Similar to an airbag, the SaferMoto vests and jackets deploy in less than a quarter of a second. A tether cord connects the vest or jacket to the motorcycle, and inflation from a compact replaceable CO2 cartridge is triggered instantly when the rider falls.
Airbag-equipped apparel now is used in more than 30 countries worldwide. Riders who’ve experienced an accident wearing a SaferMoto vest or jacket rave about the level of protection offered by the products. Professional motorcycle racer Justin Mastalka, 39, of Fernley, Nevada, was quoted in a 2011 USA Today article as saying, “Not only did it deploy like it was supposed to, but my helmet never touched the asphalt.” He credits the SaferMoto airbag with preventing him from suffering his eleventh concussion in a recent accident.
Cunningham started riding motorcycles as a natural part of growing up in a small town near Edinburgh, Scotland, where motorcycles were transportation for the masses. “I spent the first two years of my life in a motorcycle sidecar – my parents couldn’t afford a car until my sister was born,” he said. “In Scotland, motorcycles were very common for family transportation.”
Cunningham continued to be a motorcycle enthusiast when he moved to the U.S. in 1995. He started racing and was offered the opportunity to try motorcycle airbag technology by SaferMoto.com’s founder, John Mardesich. “I had an accident wearing it and was so impressed with the protection that I ended up telling everyone about it,” he said. Cunningham jumped at the opportunity to buy SaferMoto from Mardesich in 2010.
SaferMoto airbag-equipped jackets and vests for all ages are available online and at select west coast motorcycle events. The company recently entered into a partnership with Insurrection Racing, which now carries the SaferMoto line of protective gear in their Seattle and Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, California stores. Specially made airbag-equipped vests and jackets for equestrians of all ages also are available at SaferRider.com.
For more information, please contact SaferMoto.com at 877-250-6686, [email protected] or visit the SaferMoto website.
