WBAL has this story about a lucky man, whose life was saved by his clothing:
BALTIMORE — 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.
Officials said McPhatter’s crash was the first real-life incident in the U.S. where the jacket was used.
Not being a motorcyclist, I had not heard of Impact Jackets
before. Now that I have, I am impressed.
Interesting.