Good Idea or Nanny State?

[randlemarcus]

Wandering round Madrid, I happened to pass a bike shop, so went in, as you do. Being honest, my eye had been caught by a fullface MoMo, but it did look slightly more ttty than the openface ones, so I went rapidly past that.
To come face to face with a fullface system with a huge great growth on the back. Closer inspection reveals it to be one of these:

http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/127/apc-system-h...

Works on a gyroscope and sensor package in the tail of the bike that chats wirelessly to the helmet, and if it senses an impact, deploys the airbag thus:


Details here: http://www.apcsystem.com/eng/index.php

A closer look reveals a €800 odd price tag, and its oddly weighted, so not for me when I'm looking to go lighter, but what sayeth the BB crowd?

[Hooli]

sounds sensible but im not sure id ever trust it not to go off randomly. i'll stick to investing the extra in training to avoid the accident over all i think.