Why aren't there seatbelts on motorcycles? Or airbags?
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KiloWattKid
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if there was a seatbelt on a motorcycle you would be conected to the bike when it lost control. do you no how hot the pipes are? thats why you wear padding under a leather coat to take away most of the injurys.
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Airbags are much more sensible.
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Fell off a Honda, scraped my leg when I skidded to a stop, but at least the leg wasn't pinned underneath a 300-pound motorcycle--which would have scraped off half of the muscle as well.
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Seatbelts, on motorcycles, are not a required safety feature, for this reason: Seatbelts were designed for automobiles, to prevent the passenger(s) from striking the windshield or being thrown from a vehicle, in an auto crash. Seatbelts, on a motorcycle, could be more of a safety hazard, than a safety feature. more cyclist have been saved, by being thrown from a motorcycle, rather had they been seatbelted. in most all cases, the bike goes one direction, the cyclist, the other. Airbags, would not work, simply because of the above stated answers. there is no cabin, on a motorcycle, like in an automobile. Motorcyclists and auto drivers both have to share the road together. its sometimes difficult to see a motorcycle, especially on the interstate system. this is where defensive driving plays a major part in safety, for both vehicles.
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Because It Would be dumb
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If a bike is losing it the last place you want to be is connected to it. I've actually been a passenger on a bike that was about to become terminal and the rider jumped off before I did.
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It was tried. BMW C1 sold thousands in Europe. Roll Cage, Crumple Zones and Seatbelt. As safe as a small car, was intended to be used without helmet (whiplash concerns). Europes helmet requiremets even while on a C1 made the bike less popular. It faded away after five years of production. It was a scooter that maxed out at 55, a later version maxed out at 65 mph.
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Im with Lil Wayne. I had to read the question ten times. Ditto on all the other answers. My hog weighs in at about 400#. Heck, forget the seatbelt and air bag, I want an eject button with a parachute built into my leather jacket!
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I wouldn't want to be dragged on the ground by a skidding bike or blasted into next week by an airbag.It's like putting seatbelts on a boat-just wacky!
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Seat belts keep you inside the crash cage. Bikes don't HAVE crash cages, so all they would do is ensure you'd get mangled by the bike. And air bags only help in a front end collision into something that would stop you cold, something that almost never happens to a bike.
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