While motorists who have been in car crashes often attribute the help of air bags to saving their lives, a Maryland motorcycle rider injured in a collision is doing the same -- for a jacket.
Joseph McPhatter, of Randallstown, was injured in a crash on Interstate 83 after being cut off by another motorist in September. According to police, McPhatter was ejected 100 feet, hitting the ground at an impact rate of 140 mph.
Police said that McPhatter might have been severely injured had it not been for the Airbag Jacket he was wearing -- a jacket that inflates like an air bag when a motorcyclist is in an wreck.
McPhatter suffered from sore ribs and knees and a few other minor injuries, but it could have been much worse, officials said.
Officials said McPhatter's crash was the first real-life incident in the U.S. where the jacket was used.
Appreciation Letter From Jeam Marc Jung
State of Accident
Appreciation Letter
Thanks to MOTORCYCLE AIR BAG JACKET MOTOAIR 2000, when the traffic accident occurred, I safely went through the casualty. It happened one day while I was riding my motorcycle in the Paris streets.
All of a sudden, a man rushed out to the crossroad. In order not to bump into him, I fell from the motorcycle and skid on the ground for about 10 meters. However, I was not hurt at all thanks to the MOTORCYCLE AIR BAG JACKET. Its air bag puffed up immediately and protected me from any damage might have happen originally. Moreover, the air bag jacket was still as good as new while even my leather gloves were rub to be broken! The air bag was puffed up at lighting speed and very protective, especially for the neck. Please kindly find enclosed the drawing, indicating the place of the accident and the course of the event.
Therefore,I would like to express my great gratitude for the extraordinary inventor. I sincerely hope there shall be no more accident hereafter.
