Air bags for motorcyclists have been with us for a while now – some are triggered by wireless commands from the motorcycle and some, perhaps less reliably, by a rip-cord type arrangement that inflates ...

The Dainese D-air airbag system has been in the works in one form or another since 2000. It’s safety technology that consists of wearable airbags that deploy in the event that a rider falls off the ...

Motorcycles aren’t safe machines; just ask the author’s doctors. However, with the right gear, your safety can be substantially increased. A jacket, helmet, gloves, boots, denim, or full-on race suit ...

Dainese has stuffed its motorcycle airbag technology into a small, lightweight vest you can wear under or over any riding gear. The Smart Jacket is flexible and unintrusive for the 99.999 percent of ...

The progression of sport is often bolstered by the development of safety equipment. Allowing athletes to forgo that inner voice telling them to stop or slow down — and instead push harder — is what ...

When we first heard about Dainese’s new Smart Jacket, two thoughts came to mind almost simultaneously: Wow, that’s kind of a misleading name, and Wow, that’s a great idea. The former, of course, stems ...

Sports apparel manufacturer Dainese and American Flat Track racing (AFT) have taken a significant step in the interest of motorcycle racing safety. Following a similar rule established in 2018 for ...

The technology piloted for the Dainese D-Air air bag system was used for the first time ever during the Grand Prix race in Valencia when it was inadvertently tested by by Marco Simoncelli in 250 cc ...

The vest can be work inside a riding jacket as seen here or over the top of it; it will still work the same way. Dainese was kind enough to send me a Smart Jacket to test, but like helmets, armored ...