The motorcycle of the future is so safe riders can cruise without helmet—all of the thrills with none of the danger—according to BMW.
The German automaker unveiled on Tuesday its Motorrad Vision Next 100, a sleek, self-balancing prototype the company released as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations.
The zero-emissions bike has self-balancing wheels designed to stand upright even at a complete stop, stability that the company says will allow riders to forgo riding a helmet.
"Its self-balancing system will help protect the rider at any time," said Edgar Heinrich, the design director of BMW's motorcycle division. "Any late reaction from the driver will trigger and the vehicle will balance out."
"In the future, motorcycle riders will be able to enjoy riding without protective gear."
The TRON light cycle is almost here.
(Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Thursday October 13 2016, @01:55PM
bike went forward - you stayed in place . Inertia...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 13 2016, @02:12PM
We (or at least I) understood what he meant but this isn't a formal physics article. It's a blog comment. I'm sure he knows the difference too he was just exercising grammatical freedom.
(Score: 3, Informative) by RamiK on Thursday October 13 2016, @02:41PM
Nope. You snap back because you're soft and the bike is hard so by the time the bike is rolling over forwards you're rebounding backwards.
It's full body whiplash.
Been there. Done that.
compiling...
(Score: 1) by Pax on Thursday October 13 2016, @03:40PM
and just from masturbation as well!
(Score: 2) by mendax on Thursday October 13 2016, @02:56PM
Indeed. Thanks for the correction. Actually, it was bike AND car went forward, I remained in place, and landed on the car that was now under me. Either way, it was not fun.
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.