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Tucano Urbano launch affordable urban airbags that’ll call for help
Italian urban riding specialists Tucano Urbano are looking to make city dwellers safer, and airbag tech more affordable, with a new range of vests featuring emergency call integration.
The Airscud Flex and Airscud Flex Lady are produced in collaboration with In&Motion. Designed to be a simple and easy safety aid, the Italian brand hope it will reduce the number of riders seen whizzing across city centres without protective kit.
“With the new Airscud Flex, we want to continue the airbag revolution,” Marketing Director, Florian Martin said. “Our cities are still too full of motorcyclists riding without any protection, completely unaware of the dangers.”
The UK price has just been announced at a relatively affordable £245.89. Both are ventilated and washable too. They are designed to fit with both male and female body shapes, with both intended to be worn either under or over the top of casual clothing.
“Our mission is to save lives by democratising the airbag as much as possible,” said In&Motion CEO Rémi Thomas. “That’s why we aim to continuously improve our technology levels, maintaining ongoing dialogue with our experts, engineers, doctors, and technicians who shape our protection systems daily. Furthermore, with Tucano Urbano, we have managed to create our first women’s airbag system.”
Safety first
The airbags have been produced using data from over 200 million kilometres of riding, and in excess of 10,000 accidents. The vests themselves feature seven sensors and three accelerometers, as well as three gyroscopes and a GPS unit – helping the device to know where the rider is in relation to the bike.
