Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation need participants for a long term study. If selected, you will have cameras and sensors attached to your motorcycle to gather data.
Motorcycle Safety
You know what it’s like out there on the street, you need to keep your head on a swivel whenever you ride just to be aware of all of the traffic around you. Using your mirrors is a habit most of us learned early on, they can be a lifesaver, but the standard rear view [...]
Protecting your cranium is the goal of Kranium, a new technology developed for bicycle helmets where the crush layer between your head and the outer shell is constructed from interlocking corrugated cardboard ribs. Don’t scoff, the material is extremely strong and the structure of the ribs was shown to absorb 4 times the impact energy [...]
Antilock brake systems will be standard on all 2012 BMW motorcycles. Although ABS can be found on more and more motorcycles, usually as an option, BMW took the next step and made it standard across the entire model lineup. In wet weather or other limited traction situations ABS can make a huge difference in your [...]
