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Filed under: Euro, Safety, Tech
Due to the continuing evolution of safety standards, high speed car-on-car impacts have made life better for everyone inside the cars. Now, even pedestrians get love from some car makers in the form of hoods that pop up when the car senses a pedestrian impact, so that the walker doesn't hit the engine block. Now, the Dutch Cycling Federation wants to know: what about us? The federation is asking for exterior airbags to protect cyclists in collisions with cars.

In a country where getting around by bike is the done thing, the federation estimates that external airbags on cars could save 60 cyclists and eliminate 1,500 serious injuries every year. The airbags they have in mind would be mounted on the hoods, which is where cyclists usually end up.

In case you're thinking "There's no way...", the Swedish company Autoliv Inc. has created an air bag that deploys from the A-pillars and extends over the hood to keep people from crashing down onto the engine block. It strikes us as a bit nutty to think that one day our cars could turn into giant bubbles to protect everyone everywhere in an accident, but hey, if it saves lives....

[Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.]
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[Spiritech]

This is stupid.

Cyclists should be required to wear full body foam suits if they want to be so safe. You put pillows on a car hood, but what about trees, curbs, mountain lions; if on car hood then should we not put deployable pillows on the rest of these unessecary dangers.

 

[TriStateEvo]

Austin Powers' fahrjer had it right all along about the Dutch.

 

[UnctrldRage]

This is just retarded....Not only will this ruin cars by adding more weight to the already increasing number of deviced required to be added because people are fucking stupid.

Screw cyclists (to an extent) 1. They need to pay attention to the road. Its an equally shared responsibility. 2. Despite the law no offense in my world Car has right of way always even when I'm pedestrian. Thats a 3000lb vehicle it will win even if I try to play the stupid law. Point is using my damn head instead of just wandering out aimlessly into traffic hoping they'll stop.

GOD if theres one thing that pisses me off more its the lack of damn personal responsibility anymore its always somebody elses fucking fault.

 

[Mr. Win]

This is just retarded....Not only will this ruin cars by adding more weight to the already increasing number of deviced required to be added because people are fucking stupid.

Screw cyclists (to an extent) 1. They need to pay attention to the road. Its an equally shared responsibility. 2. Despite the law no offense in my world Car has right of way always even when I'm pedestrian. Thats a 3000lb vehicle it will win even if I try to play the stupid law. Point is using my damn head instead of just wandering out aimlessly into traffic hoping they'll stop.

GOD if theres one thing that pisses me off more its the lack of damn personal responsibility anymore its always somebody elses fucking fault.

uhh I'm a cyclist and I'm with you on the stupidity of this idea but you also stated the reason why WE have the right of way. You're a 3000lb car in all scenarios, WE lose. You have no idea how many *******s act like we're invisible- my head is on a swivel and I still yell daily (I commute on my bike) at people driving like morons. I've had more close calls, because of idiot drivers, then I care to count.

Even more to my poiny- you try riding 40+ miles at 20mph pace and get back to me on how easy it is to keep pace and deal with every ******* who yells, cuts you off or wiz by you.