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Dutch cyclists want air bags on outside of cars

TinyExplosions · 2008-04-25 09:52:57

It's a bit mental, but those Dutch think outside the box! From Reuters

25-04-2008 9:52am

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It's a bit mental, but those Dutch think outside the box!

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#2 25-04-2008 10:24am

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Brilliant Idea!

It says ' The organization said 216 cyclists died in the Netherlands in 2006, including 106 in crashes with cars.'

Any idea how many in Ireland? ... just curious ...

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#3 25-04-2008 10:26am

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Found this on a quick search: http://273k.net/cycling/accidents.html

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#4 25-04-2008 10:33am

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There's a pretty clear pattern there.

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#5 25-04-2008 2:51pm

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Myth wrote: »

Found this on a quick search: http://273k.net/cycling/accidents.html

'Shot while cycling'....holy jaysus

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#6 27-04-2008 1:51pm

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it's the bonnet that is the problem but rather the top of the engine underneath, having a bigger gap would mean the bonnet would act as a crumple zone , they aren't that strong, instead of you hitting the solid lump of metal that is the engine

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