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New Airbag Jeans a Must For Fayetteville Motorcycle Riders

Author Don Chase
Good news Fayetteville motorcycle riders, you may be a lot safer out there, thanks to these new airbag motorcycle jeans.

Motorcycle riding is obviously quite popular around Fayetteville, and now a company is trying to make you safer, with airbag jeans designed to protect you in a crash.

Could you imagine driving a car these days without an airbag? Me neither. It is very reassuring to have this safety feature in the event of a crash.

For those that love to ride motorcycles, the only safety devices for a long time have been maybe a helmet, and leather attire. Things are changing and improving.

Thanks to new technology, you can now add jeans that have airbags built right into the fabric. That’s right. In the event of an accident, a CO2 cartridge would inflate the airbags reducing the risk of serious injury.

Mo’cycle, a company from Sweden, has invented jeans that inflate in a crash, to help absorb the impact of a fall.

“The flat airbag makes the jeans comfortable to wear because the airbag is soft and flat, it’s not felt,” the company said in a press release about the jeans. “The airbag is activated when the rider is bodily separated from the vehicle, the trigger mechanism is a tether connecting the jeans to the motorcycle and works as a dead man’s switch.”

Now, these aren’t going to come cheap. The new product is currently available for $547, through the company’s indiegogo campaign. But they might be worth it.

Check out the video and photos below to see how crazy effective it might be for a motorcycle rider in Fayetteville to stay safe with airbag jeans.

Don Chase is living out his dreams, anchoring The Big Wake-Up with Don Chase & Sarah weekday mornings on KML. With over 35 years with Beasley Media, Don believes that the best is yet to come. The unofficial Mayor of Fayetteville radio, Don Chase writes about Fayetteville and North Carolina news, as well as entertaining perspectives on music, culture and more.

No Surprise for No. 1 Spot on Ranking of Happiest Songs of All Time

When you are having a bad day and need a pick me up from the happiest songs, do you have a certain go-to one that is guaranteed to instantly make your day better?

Dr. Michael Bonshor, PhD in Music Psychology and a university professor, surveyed 2000 adults with a goal of finding and making a list of the happiest songs.

“Previous studies have found songs are perceived as happy if they are in a major key, with a sweet spot of approximately 137 beats per minute,” Dr. Bonshor said. “We like ‘7th chords’ as they add interest; regular chords use three notes, whereas ‘7th chords’ add an extra note which provides a sense of musical ‘tension’ and ‘relief.’”

Dr. Bonshor found that the songs that made the list were upbeat and easy to dance to. The songs also made the listener smile and reminded them of good memories. Also, nearly 60% of those surveyed chose songs from their teenage years.

To read the entire survey, click here.

Below you will find the first 5 of the happiest 10 songs of the survey. It should be noted that a similar study done in 2020, didn’t have Good Vibrations anywhere near the top. Fascinating how musical moods and cultural impacts change everything.

  • 5-“Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel

  • 4-“Get the Party Started” by P!nk

  • 3-“House of Fun” by Madness

  • 2-“I Got You” (I Feel Good) by James Brown

  • 1-"Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys

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