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A terrifyingly high-speed crash suffered by Marco Bezzecchi in MotoGP once again illustrates how far riding gear technology has advanced, US outlet RideApart reports. The piece discusses how advances in protectors and airbag suits shielded the rider from what could have been a fatal fall.
Going down at that speed and getting right back up — that's a victory for the gear. Compared to when I was riding, today's equipment is on a completely different level. Airbags and suits alike have evolved to protect the body no matter what happens past a corner. Crashing is scary. But fighting that fear head-on is exactly the history of racing gear.
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So production-model airbag vests are basically tech developed through racing trickling straight down.
How much actual time does it take for the airbag to fully deploy and complete protection?
I believe it deploys on a millisecond timescale, so you're basically protected already at the very earliest stage of the crash.
Even with better gear, the sheer terror of a high-speed crash doesn't change, so the rider's recovery comes first.
Thinking back to the old days of just a leather suit, the progress in protection tech is genuinely amazing.
Every time I see crash footage like this, I really feel how far airbag suits have evolved.
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