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 bob_super on Thursday October 13 2016, @06:21PM
While that's true, it's not much comfort to that family of the guy I saw lying down after a distracted pickup truck shredded the side of a sedan, and one of them sent him flying into a concrete barrier. He had gear, he was not speeding (his bike was too noisy, but that didn't help).
You can be careful and still end up a statistic, because other road users are idiots.
You're just less likely to be a victim of your own stupidity, but you're still more exposed to that of others.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 13 2016, @08:08PM
Survivorship Bias [wikipedia.org]