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VIDEO: Pfeiffer knocked off by BMW safety car
By Visordown News on 07/08/2008 08:58:11
World Stunt Champion gets punted off his F800 at Laguna Seca by a safety marshal in a BMW
more amusing because the car is the official BMW safety car, diven by an irate official...
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BMW C1-E to go on show at Bikesafe
By Visordown News on 02/06/2010 10:13:29
BMW go green at BikeSafe: 12 - 13th June, Sheffield
BMW'S zero-emission C1-E scooter will be on show at the BikeSafe on the 12 and 13th of June in Sheffield.The bike's powered by a high-spec electric motor and lithium-ion battery and features the latest car-derived safety technology, such as a roll
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VIDEO: BMW ‘ConnectedRide’ revealed
By Visordown News on 23/04/2009 10:04:15
BMW's new vehicle-to-vehicle GPS communication aims to reduce accidents at junctions
BMW HAVE released first details of their new motorcycle rider safety system ‘ConnectedRide’ - seen here in a new online video.The computer-controlled invention relies on vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology to reduce the number of collisions
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BMW's anti-SMIDSY system
By Visordown News on 17/05/2011 10:06:05
'Turn left assistant' to stop SMIDSY crashes
SO in the UK it should be called the “turn right assistant” but BMW's latest safety prototype is a device that physically stops car drivers from turning right into the path of oncoming bikes.“With the left turn assistant we’ve developed
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5 cars you don't want crashing into you in 2011
By Visordown News on 31/01/2011 11:05:24
Euro NCAP figures shot safest cars on the road in 2011
: BMW 5 Series * Small Family category: Alfa Romeo Giulietta * Supermini category: Honda CR-Z * Small off-road 4×4 category: Kia Sportage * Small MPV category: Toyota VersoTo be top achiever means that the car accomplished a high combined
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BMW Advanced Safety Concept: bike of the future?
By Visordown News on 01/07/2011 16:19:23
A host of safety concepts on BMWs K1600GT
BMW has combined all its latest ideas on bike safety together on a single prototype based on the K1600GT.Here, in BMW's own words, are the highlights:Daytime Riding Light as a safety innovation in motorcycles.Seeing and being seen is especially
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British Eurosport confirms new Dakar coverage
By Visordown News on 04/04/2008 09:34:35
Central Europe Rally to be televised by motorcycle sport broadcasting front runner
in Hungary, with some 110 motorbikes, 70 cars and 37 trucks already entered. BMW, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi will be among the constructors, with the latter looking particularly strong -- last year's Dakar Rally cars winner Stephane Peterhansel and second
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Roofs on bikes. Why?
By Visordown News on 09/01/2012 14:04:37
Lit C1 car-bike hybrid
with the safety and convenience of a car.'Just like all the other car-bike hybrid ideas of the past then. Quasar, anyone?Normally these ideas start to come apart at the seams once the reality of trying to stop at traffic lights (or anywhere else) turns up
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Is MotoGP about to get even more boring to watch?
By mark forsyth on 22/07/2011 16:50:03
Traction Control - The Future
contribution to road safety in that it has effectively banished the spin. Cars are designed to crash into things head first - that's how the seat belts work, that's how the airbags work and that's where all the crumple zones are located. Hit something side
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BMW Electric Scooter concept unveiled
By Visordown News on 13/09/2011 09:15:52
Launched at a car show – perhaps we're not the target customers
for electrical drive and radically different from conventional vehicle construction. With its fascinating overall concept, the BMW i8 Concept with plug-in hybrid drive is the vision of a sustainable sports car come true. The BMW i3 Concept is the automobile
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