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I will be happy to continue this on the thread I started a couple of month ago on motorcycle safety. Yes, this about fear and what we are used to seeing. I have taken the time to watch many youtube videos of crashes. Yes, I have been falling off bikes for many years.
What I am proposing is that the fairing provide enough protection to make inertial lap belts and airbags most effective in the most common road accidents-turning cars.
First the fairing supports have to be strong enough to prevent ankle and legs from being crushed when the 500 lb bike goes on its side. Next there has to be some protection for the hip and shoulder when it impacts the pavement such as honeycomb aluminum.
The inertial reel allows for the movement for kneesliding and the retractor releases with one hand. What I noticed in many videos is the bike does NOT tumble until AFTER the rider separates from the bike.
Again, if there are any studies available testing the use of belts, touring bars, or airbags.
The original Hurt report is available as a pdf file online, see Google Scholar. In that report a fairing was cited as making the motorcycle more conspicuous to drivers. The traditional touring bars may protect the feet but upper legs impact the bars.
The fairings being deveolped have huge potential for improving FE as well as safety. This is key to encouraging people to ride motorcycles, scooters, or bicycles instead of driving a car solo.
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