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One morning in 1994 Kenji Takeuchi, founder and owner of Mugen Denko (a Japanese electrical services firm), was on his way to work when he witnessed a motorcycle accident. The rider, as in most serious motorcycle accidents, went flying off his bike. Mr. Takeuchi found himself consumed with questions about the accident – How badly injured was the cyclist? Did he have family that would be devastated by his accident? And finally, was there a way to protect other cyclists from injury?
Protecting motorcyclists proved to be a trickier concept than protecting car occupants. A rider will almost invariably come off his bike in an accident, leaving him to hit the pavement at high speed. Some 90% of serious injuries and fatalities come from the resultant upper body impact. Because of this, any safety equipment had to be on the cyclist or it would do no good. Takeuchi thought that an airbag would be good protection against such impacts, but how to put an airbag on the cyclist?
Another difficulty was figuring out how to create safety equipment that the average motorcyclist would be willing to wear. How could he create something that would look like normal motorcycle wear yet still protect a rider? The problem had him stumped for a while, but then a friend invited him to go scuba-diving. Part of the diver’s gear was an emergency bag containing a key. When the key was pulled out, the bag automatically inflated, pulling an incapacitated diver to the surface. Takeuchi saw possibilities. If the safety jacket could be attached to the motorcycle, then the separation of rider and cycle during an accident could act as the trigger for airbags attached to the jacket itself.
By 1996, Takeuchi had a prototype ready to go. His new motorcycle jacket had inflatable pockets in strategic areas, a pressurized gas canister, and a key, much like the emergency diver’s buoy. A coiled wire attached the key to the motorcycle. In the event of a crash, the wire would pull out the key if the rider flew off his motorcycle. The jacket would then inflate automatically, protecting him from impact. After about six seconds the jacket would deflate, allowing the rider full motion again. A quick release button allowed the wearer to get off the motorcycle without triggering the jacket. Takeuchi showed his prototype at shows in Osaka and Tokyo, but the motorcycle manufacturers were not interested in a product they felt would remind buyers of the dangers of motorcycles.
Undeterred, Takeuchi perfected his design, and in 1999 began selling his inflatable jacket under the name Eggparka to modest success. In 2001, he relaunched under the name Hit-Air. Despite the motorcycle manufacturers’ doubt, the new airbag jacket began to sell. In 2003, Mugen Denko won a contract to supply Hit-Air jackets to the Ibarangi Prefecture motorcycle force, and by 2005 they were doing 1.5 million annual revenue in Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. Due to product liability issues, the Hit-Air has not yet been marketed in the US, but if it ever does its sales could rise considerably higher.
While numbers on the safety effects of the Hit-Air jackets in actual accidents are not available, the shock absorption capability of the jacket in product tests is impressive. Certainly the company has no shortage of letters from grateful customers attesting that the Hit-Air products have saved their lives. The total number of Hit-Air users, though, is still only a tiny percentage of those who ride motorcycles. Whether the concept of an airbag jacket for the motorcycle will ever become as accepted is car airbags have been remains to be seen.
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I would be the guy that forgot to disconnect the air back jacket from the bike, got off the bike to go in the store and when i got too far from my bike my jacket would suddenly inflate.
would be cool if they made it detect wether the engine is running or not so you wouldn’t risk getting off the bike and inflate by mistake. even smarter would be hooking it up to a sensor system on the bike (which could be made to be easily installed) that would detect impacts and inflate accordingly, because there’s also a fair chance that the rider isn’t thrown off, in which case the jacket would turn into a useless clothing accessory
They’ve been very popular in Brazil already, specially in Sao Paulo where there’s at least one moto- office-boy (that’s how they are called there) killed a day. Not every biker can afford it’s price (in Brazil, at least), but a lot of companies depend on their high-speed- employees and if they do the math they will figure, eventually, that will cost them less than a funeral. Sad, but true. Brazil has a version that looks just like a vest, wich does the same job (except the arms are not protected) and the biker can get some air blowing on those steaming hot summer days.
“In the event of a crash, the wire would pull out the key if the rider flew off his motorcycle. The jacket would then inflate automatically, protecting him from impact. After about six seconds the jacket would deflate, allowing the rider full motion again. ” …only to be hit again by another oncoming vehicle…either before deflation (in which case the victim would go bouncing across the country side)…or after deflation (in which case the victim gets severly impacted).
“Due to product liability issues, the Hit-Air has not yet been marketed in the US,…” and there m’friends is the BOTTOM LINE. Motorcylce air bags are not intended to give motorcyclist a “get of jail free card” and escape injury under every situation. You’ve heard of buyer beware…this is a case of rider beware.
In the good ole US of A where almost everyone feels their “rights” are somehow being taken away from them, we can’t seem to get motorcyclists to wear protective helmuts on their heads…what makes you think they’re going to spend even more money for something to protect the rest of their body?
The problem is not air bags outside the body…but rather (and usually) the air bag between the ears!
Hey and if you fell in a lake and dont swim… coolness
As interesting as this sounds and as safe as it may make bike riding, I’m still not touching a bike.
I would buy and wear one. I would also wear a helmet. Of course my desire for safety is what has kept me from getting a motorcycle. Maybe if these were sold here and actually did reduce injuries more of us would buy bikes, especially as fuel prices rise.
another viewpoint said: ” …only to be hit again by another oncoming vehicle…either before deflation (in which case the victim would go bouncing across the country side)…or after deflation (in which case the victim gets severly impacted).”
If the victim had not been wearing the airbag though, if would get run over by an oncoming vehicle. At least with the airbag, he is saved the damage of contact with the ground after falling off the bike at a high speed. The extra time it provides for deceleration means less awesome body destroying force on the rider.
This concept will not be as successful as Honda’s new airbag that they began offering as an option on their Goldwing motorcycles. It comes out of the tank area and protects riders from the first likely point of impact which is between their head and the tank/windscreen.
http://canyonchasers.net/blog/uploads/bikes/AirBag.jpg
What about that balance of risk that was recently posted? I wonder if the real protection of the jacket is more or less than the perceived protection. How much more risk will a driver take with the jacket on?
I’ve been riding for 5 years and I can tell you that the more protection you have the faster you are willing to ride through corners, but nothing feels safer than a fully armored leather 1 piece suit.
I still wouldn’t buy a bike. There’s a reason a lot of ER personnel call them donorcycles.
There are reason’s people ride too, and if you separate squids on sportbikes and drunks on harleys then you might be able to see why people do ride. But hey, it’s like that with everything. Guns, ballet, spicy food, piercings; whatever.
Of course the more protected riders feel, the more chances they’ll take as this Damninteresting article describes:
https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=494
Sure theres the perception of risk issue – but theres also the issue of who is most likely to buy it if its non compulsory.
Im betting it wont generally be the death wish types.
apology: “would be cool if they made it detect wether the engine is running or not so you wouldn’t risk getting off the bike and inflate by mistake. “
Impracticle.
With this, you can clip it onto any bike. With that, it would have to be an electrical cable, and it would have to have something installed onto the bike. I would wear one of these, but not if I had to spend my Sunday trying to get the adapter on my bike.
I haven’t seen these in Canada yet, but thats cause Canada copys everything the US does, but doesn’t enforce laws. ;)
Some kind of extra protection should be made manditory – Whether one of these or a in-bike airbag.
Check out http://www.wwriders.com , same concept – much better executed.
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a lot of americans are pretty dumb, so lawsuits are gonna be flying around about that.
I am (as a non-American, no i am not a Canadian either) amazed at how many rights Americans think they have, why do they have to try and sue everything that breathes?
I have ridden bikes for years and had a few road rash incidents but nothing too serious. Fact is that riding a motorcycle is the closest thing you will get to the feel of flying a military jet plane (they don’t call them crotch rockets for nothing you know). I’m not so sure that an air bag will save your life but it may help. My guess is that because it wasn’t invented in the USA, that is why it won’t be sold there.
no, i’m pretty sure its the lawsuit thing
A few years back a homeless drifter hid in one of the bathrooms at Orlando’s Sea World until after closing. They found him dead in the Killer Whale tank the next morning. His family, who hadn’t seen him in 5 years suddenly decided they should sue Sea World for having poor security. I have no doubt that the family did not come up with the idea, but rather some lawyer heard the news story, saw a huge fee floating in that tank, and convinced the family they had a legal leg to stand on. I don’t think we have too many litigious people in this country. I think we have too many hungry lawyers.
I’d like to see an addition to the judicial system that filters out stupid lawsuits like the one Marius describes. A jury hears a summary of the case, and issues a yes/no decision on whether or not it should go to trial. (That’s the summary so don’t flame me with logistics.) This would filter out cases like the Maryland man that tried to sue McDonald’s for one BILLION dollars because they were out of BBQ sauce and couldn’t fulfill his needs as a customer.
Furnace said: “I’d like to see an addition to the judicial system that filters out stupid lawsuits like the one Marius describes. A jury hears a summary of the case, and issues a yes/no decision on whether or not it should go to trial. (That’s the summary so don’t flame me with logistics.) This would filter out cases like the Maryland man that tried to sue McDonald’s for one BILLION dollars because they were out of BBQ sauce and couldn’t fulfill his needs as a customer.”
Furnace…I’m right there with you!!! I’ve been saying this ever since that woman burned her crotch after spilling a cup of McD’s hot coffee. ABSOLUTELY…arbitration boards should be formed to weed out lawsuits that might best be attributed to “stupid human tricks”. People should not be rewarded for their lack of good judgement and their own stupidity.
Everyone…consider this…the next time you see a warning label on any kind of product, it is there because someone didn’t think before using that product. An accident happened and they then sued the manufacturer because they didn’t receive proper guideance when good reason would have dictated otherwise (another example that comes to mind is a guy that sued an RV manufacturer because he got up to make himself a sandwich while driving down the road. His claim…he thought that the “cruise control” would steer the vehicle. There was obviously no water in the gene pool the day he decided to go swimming.)
“Stupid is as stupid does.” Tom Hanks/Forrest Gump
Prince said: “…why do they [Americans] have to try and sue everything that breathes?”
Why not, its like the lottery but the odds are better, just 1:12 :P
(12 jurorers)
[yeah I know the math is incorrect, but it make the point..]
My favorite stupid lawsuit.
The reason that all push lawn mowers in the US have that handle that must be held down or else the engine cuts off is that one day, two geniuses decided that the easiest way to trim their hedges would be to start their mower, pick it up, and run it over the top of the hedge. Guess what? They lost a few fingers, but then won a case against the manufacturer, so now we all have to go through the trouble of duct taping those handles down.
Actually, that woman who sued McDonalds over the coffee incident, did so because McDonalds had policy to keep “its coffee at between 180 and 190 degrees fahrenheit to
maintain optimum taste.” A temperature hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns in seconds.
“The sweatpants Liebeck was wearing absorbed the coffee and held it next to her skin. A vascular surgeon determined that Liebeck suffered full thickness burns (or third-degree burns) over 6 percent of her body, including her inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, and genital and groin areas. She was hospitalized for eight days, during which time she underwent skin grafting.”
I don’t consider that to be frivolous. Why would you ever serve your customer liquid hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns in a plastic cup with a thin, plastic lid?
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm
Now if I could only get a motorcycle with smart wheels and millimeter band radar I’d be all set. I already have a “pooor impulse controll” tattoo on my forehead.
Kinda related, i have seen full carbon fiber suits that you could also get.
While they may or may not be safer than this, the idea some sort of protection is always a good idea.
But, I am from PA and there you have the option to wear a helmet or not. Most of the people i know that own bikes don’t wear a helmet (because they say that ruins the effect). They also wear shorts and t-shirts, while going 20 or 30 above the speed limit (on the highway going upwards of 80 to 90 mph). If that is the trend everywhere. then this may not be much of a help. These are the same people that say seatbelts will kill you in an accident.
this whole thing works into: Yeah it may be safer, but why make it a law? if people want to kill themselves, let them. Darwinism is good.
Scott: Would your dream bike be complete without a nuke? It’s always a good idea to have your arsenal attached to your heart rate.
MrBlank: Hot coffee is not a privilege or a right. On that issue alone you are right. Is spilling hot coffee on your self whilst sitting in a car with it between your legs a right?
Personally I’d serve my customers liquids hot enough to burn if it tasted better that way, and they seemed to me, to be competent to deal with it. Fire = hot = pain ok?
Random: Now that’s a great idea. You wouldn’t happen to know where I can order glass blades, would you?
MrBlank said: “Actually, that woman who sued McDonalds over the coffee incident, did so because McDonalds had policy to keep “its coffee at between 180 and 190 degrees fahrenheit to
maintain optimum taste.” A temperature hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns in seconds.
“The sweatpants Liebeck was wearing absorbed the coffee and held it next to her skin. A vascular surgeon determined that Liebeck suffered full thickness burns (or third-degree burns) over 6 percent of her body, including her inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, and genital and groin areas. She was hospitalized for eight days, during which time she underwent skin grafting.”
I don’t consider that to be frivolous. Why would you ever serve your customer liquid hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns in a plastic cup with a thin, plastic lid?
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm“
I can’t believe you are justifying this. Who expects thier morning coffee to be cold? I am fully aware when I drink coffee (or tea, for that matter) that if it spills it is going to burn. Therefore, I am carefull. That gold-digging lady just wanted something else for nothing…
Leave it to the asians, they always think of the best technology. America has some catching up to do, I think.
I think a great way to fix the lawsuit problem would be to institute the loser pays system. Basically just as it implies, the loser of the lawsuit has to pay both sides’ legal fees. I believe this is the way most countries operate. As it is now, lawyers losing a case don’t lose much more than their time.
I think it’s pretty sad that most companies/people settle stupid lawsuits because it’s cheaper than fighting them. Class action lawsuits are a joke now. It only encourages more lawsuits in the future.
I think Congress tried to change it to this a couple of times, but the lawyer lobbyist groups put an end to that.
“Whether the concept of an airbag jacket for the motorcycle will ever become as accepted is car airbags have been remains to be seen.”
I don’t like the idea of airbags in cars any way. I know there have been studies upon studies about their safety, I have been in a number of accidents and let me tell you, there are enough catastrophic forces involved in rolling a car at 70mph. I am glad there was nothing exploding out of the steering wheel and into my face. I walked away with glass cuts and bruised ribs.
On the topic of percieved risk, I have never been in an accident while *wearing* my seatbelt. It seems to serve as a constant reminder that I am *not* trying to kill myself. Maybe percieved risk only applies to compulsory safegaurds. While it is illegal not to wear a seatbelt ($92 fine), I certainly don’t have to.
“I am glad there was nothing exploding out of the steering wheel and into my face. I walked away with
*minor*
glass cuts and bruised ribs. “
I forgot to mention that everyone I know that has been hit by an airbag has gotten at least two black eyes. One guy recieved a broken nose, and another ended up with a piece of his glasses stuck into his forehead.
If I recall correctly, the verdict in the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit was intended to get the public’s (and the shareholder’s) attention. McDonalds had been fined repeatedly for the temp of their coffee, and had done nothing to correct the problem.
Now, I like my coffee hot, but when its hot enough to cause third degree burns after only a brief period of contact (less than a second) with your skin, then its too damn hot.
If you believe people get third degree burns from a 190 degree liquid after less than a second of contact, I have a train ticket to Cuba you might be interested in buying. Please, think before you post.
Jake Brake said: “If you believe people get third degree burns from a 190 degree liquid after less than a second of contact, I have a train ticket to Cuba you might be interested in buying. Please, think before you post.”
Yes, please think before you post. It only takes 160 degrees for one second to cause third degree burns. So where can I pick up that ticket?
BTW, there’s a lot of misinformation when it comes to the McDonald’s coffee case, so please read up on it before you use it in an argument.
I should say that the coffee case comment was not to anyone in particular. I just hear a lot of people mentioning it a lot when they are trying to advance their viewpoint, but they don’t actually know what really happened.
pseudosanity said: “I forgot to mention that everyone I know that has been hit by an airbag has gotten at least two black eyes. One guy recieved a broken nose, and another ended up with a piece of his glasses stuck into his forehead.”
At least two black eyes? And what is the maximum amount of black eyes a person can recieve? I haven’t really see too many compound-eyed insects driving cars but obviously you have.
SparkyTWP said: “Yes, please think before you post. It only takes 160 degrees for one second to cause third degree burns. So where can I pick up that ticket?
BTW, there’s a lot of misinformation when it comes to the McDonald’s coffee case, so please read up on it before you use it in an argument.”
…okay…how ’bout we forget for a moment where and how the woman was burned…take that same cup of coffee and instead of holding it between your legs…pour it down your throat. Do you think your internal organs are better prepared to handle liquids at excess (160+) temperatures? I DON’T THINK SO!
I guess McD’s needs to print a warning label on their cups that hot coffee can cause burns and disfigurement. Coffee drinkers…beware! (…just in case you didn’t know this already). BTW, there’s no extra charge for stupidity!
Jake Brake said: “If you believe people get third degree burns from a 190 degree liquid after less than a second of contact, I have a train ticket to Cuba you might be interested in buying. Please, think before you post.”
Thanks for the ticket. I’ll be sure to bring back a box of cigars for you.
As a past motorcyclist who has literally toured the world until I was T-boned by a car in Canada, this bag would
have saved me a world of hurt, a 4 month stay in the hospital and some lasting infermaties. At least my full
face helmet saved me from losing all my front teeth when my head snapped down on the car’s hood. I rode for 35 years,
taught a safe motorcycling course and got hit anyway. It is not if you will get hit or go down, it is when!
If could ride today, I wouldn’t ride to the corner store without a full face helmet.
Whatever, guys. When I was a professional cook, I regularly came into brief contact with water that had just boiled (~190 deg F or higher) and suffered burns, but definitely not third degree burns. That is a real world application, not a citation from data published by a burn victim foundation that is likely to be posting worst-case-scenario information. I erred in my original post by not saying most people don’t suffer 3rd degree burns after less than a second of contact.
I didn’t reference the McDonald’s case, but since you’re so obsessed with it, the infamous “McDonald’s Lady” was elderly (thin skin), spilled the coffee in one of the most delicate areas of the body, and most certainly was in contact with the hot liquid for far longer than a second as it would have soaked into her clothes and therefore caused a long contact period. I know this from experience as the same thing happened to me several years ago, under almost identical circumstances (drive through, holding coffee between legs, driver took off too fast). Again, I suffered burns, but only mild ones, and I have relatively sensitive skin. Obviously the elderly woman suffered serious injuries from her incident, but people are accidentally injured by hot beverages every day, some requiring hospitalization, and don’t sue because, hey, accidents happen. (Your having an emotional response to “that poor little old lady and her horrible injuries” doesn’t change the fact that McDonald’s didn’t spill the coffee on her, and yes, I’m familiar with the details of the case.)
Both of you are welcome to the ticket, but only after you pay for it – I never offered it for free. RTFP
Just a small correction: the Japanese prefecture name is Ibaraki, not “Ibarangi.”
Could this recent growth of comments on Damn Interesting spawn an article about polemics? Where we this way before the internet?
irkedmateria said: “Leave it to the asians, they always think of the best technology. America has some catching up to do, I think.”
If you’re going to compare, do it correctly. It’s the Japanese.
Oh No! It’s the Sta-Puff marshmallow man!
Motorcycles would be a lot safer if people (canadians also)wouldn’t ride and eat pie at the same time.
Most people don’t realize that statistically motorcycles are actually safer than cars in terms of accident percentages. Motorcycles have far fewer accidents, a lot of which comes from their riders being more agile and aware. A good portion of motorcycle accidents that are fatal are caused by people doing supremely stupid things from which it doesn’t seem an airbag (but maybe a brain transplant) could save them. Where motorcycles get the bad rap is from the percentage of accidents that are fatal, but that’s understandable. Many of those fatal accidents come from things like being hit by 18-wheelers who don’t see them. Very few people or safety gear would be able to prevent that.
An inflatable jacket and helmet with matching tire marks… STYLISH!!
The user named “Another Viewpoint” shows just how ignorant he/she/it is with his first post on this page. He assumes that “all motorcyclists” are idiots. Look around big guy, there are plenty of motorcyclists who are smart enough to wear a helmet, a jacket, boots, and long pants…and most of them are also the ones who won’t piss you off by buzzing your car or rattling your windows with loud pipes. Stop lumping us into one big category. You’re showing us that YOU have the air between your ears, not us. I actually own the Hit-Air jacket, and it’s a fabulous piece of technology. It looks and feels like your average moto jacket. So far, I haven’t had to test the airbag technology, and I hope I never do…but it probably depends on whether cage drivers like Mr. Another Viewpoint puts his cell phone and his coffee down and plants his eyes on the road ahead. The biggest danger to responsible motorcyclists, statistically, is the horde of assinine drivers who have their minds elsewhere and their hands on something other than the wheel.
Oh by the way, it takes more than simply “forgetting to unclip” the jacket for it to go off. Until I got used to it being there, I probably got off the bike absentmindedly 10 or more times, and never once did the jacket go off. The technology is set so that a certain amount of force has to be applied before the airbag will inflate. Try it kids, you’ll be happy with your purchase. I would think I can assume your life is worth the gamble of 600 bucks? Mine is.
sierra_club_sux says
its stylish if you work at a gay bar
louisa is a crack whore
thinkmonkey said: “This concept will not be as successful as Honda’s new airbag that they began offering as an option on their Goldwing motorcycles. It comes out of the tank area and protects riders from the first likely point of impact which is between their head and the tank/windscreen.
http://canyonchasers.net/blog/uploads/bikes/AirBag.jpg“
The point of the jacket is to prevent injury in those who fly off the bike, so I think both systems are pretty valid.
Jake Brake said: “Whatever, guys. When I was a professional cook, I regularly came into brief contact with water that had just boiled (~190 deg F or higher) and suffered burns, but definitely not third degree burns. That is a real world application, not a citation from data published by a burn victim foundation that is likely to be posting worst-case-scenario information. I erred in my original post by not saying most people don’t suffer 3rd degree burns after less than a second of contact.
I didn’t reference the McDonald’s case, but since you’re so obsessed with it, the infamous “McDonald’s Lady” was elderly (thin skin), spilled the coffee in one of the most delicate areas of the body, and most certainly was in contact with the hot liquid for far longer than a second as it would have soaked into her clothes and therefore caused a long contact period. I know this from experience as the same thing happened to me several years ago, under almost identical circumstances (drive through, holding coffee between legs, driver took off too fast). Again, I suffered burns, but only mild ones, and I have relatively sensitive skin. Obviously the elderly woman suffered serious injuries from her incident, but people are accidentally injured by hot beverages every day, some requiring hospitalization, and don’t sue because, hey, accidents happen. (Your having an emotional response to “that poor little old lady and her horrible injuries” doesn’t change the fact that McDonald’s didn’t spill the coffee on her, and yes, I’m familiar with the details of the case.)
Both of you are welcome to the ticket, but only after you pay for it – I never offered it for free. RTFP”
Face it people, McDonalds coffee is just evil. And very very low quality. How do you americans drink that thing?! Its like caffeinated water!!!
PS: How do you know it’s coffee? Doesnt taste like so.
I agree, we should indeed not allow gay people to get married. Let them get “somethingelsed”. Don’t call it marriage though. And don’t give them kids. That’s just vometous.
I have been involved in two or three serious motorcycle accidents. In each case, I could see the danger approaching. My only defence was to hit the pavement and pray. Any device which would allow us to put something between us and a hard object such as a car is a good device. And strangely enough, I discussed air bags about ten years ago with other riders. We are the least protected vehicle drivers on the road. Let’s get smart.
My hats off to Jake Brake and nyesker. I recently purchased my first bike. I haven’t ridden since I was a teen. I am 58 now. I have always beleived in defensive driving, I respect my slower reflexes now, I don’t hit the brakes in a turn, always try to expect the unexpected and don’t show my _ss on the bike. I love life and will purchase one of the jackets in the near future. I was like some people, afraid to ride. I bought this bike for pleasure but with gas prices headed quickly to $4.00 a gallon, It cost me 10% of what it cost me to operate my normal mode of transportation. Beleive it or not, my 2002 pick-up cost me around $200.00 per month to operate and the bike is around $20.00. The bike payments and insurance are only $156.00 per month. Pretty good deal. If I loose my life on this bike I guarantee you it will most likely not be because of my stupidity. We all take chances in every aspect of our lives. At least I will go HAPPY.
Keep up the GOOD work Guy’s.
If drive-thrus were banned fewer people would be spilling hot coffee on themselves while driving a car. They should get out of their cars, go inside, sit down, and then drink their coffee. And lord knows we could all use more exercise! In San Luis Obispo they did just that to make the community more livable. It put an end to long lines of idling cars.
Remember in the movie “Fast Times at Rigdemont High” where the checker at a convenience threw a pot of hot coffee onto the skimask of a robber?