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Airbag Technology Coming to Ski Slopes

Posted February 01, 2011 8:24 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

Almost anything that you can use to get around quickly comes with an airbag these days, even flying cars. So it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that airbags could be the newest accessory you see skiiers wearing the next time you hit the slopes. Just for safety, it's not news that skiiers are wearing some form of protection as they race down the slopes. Olympic skiiers from the United States and Canada have been doing it for years. But an Italian company is trying to bring airbag technology that has until now been used on motorcycles to ski slopes, specifically the Alpines.

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Re: Airbag Technology Coming to Ski Slopes

02/01/2011 3:36 PM

Test pilots?....Anyone?....Anyone?

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