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motocross technology helmets

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Chris Sackett, Bell Helmets says this about motocross  "The sport of motocross is pretty violent, it's pretty aggressive". At the motocross track, you need to wear your gear so a helmet, pants, boots, gloves, jersey, and goggles. If you don't wear this stuff you could get hurt. If you don't wear your goggles you could get hit with dirt or a rock in the eye. That is not fun. Also if you don't wear your moto pants its not the biggest deal but they are padded so falling does not hurt as much. Gloves are pretty nice to wear cause you can get blisters if you don't wear them and blisters are not fun. But your most important piece of gear is your helmet cause it saves your life and prevents you from getting a brain injury. In motocross, you need to wear a helmet to protect your head from impact. Bell Helmets is developing technology to make helmets safer and easier to get off if you crash hard. They have EPS technology which protects against high-speed im...
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police and drones

                              Police and drones  Police are now starting to use drones, which I think is cool. The Portsmouth police got a sixty-nine thousand dollar grant from the government to buy the drones. they can use drones to see people also they can find people in the water, woods, and buildings by using pictures and temperature. NH police can find lost people a drone like this is helpful because of the mountains in New Hampshire. Drones can see people from miles away and have two batteries for long use. They also can be used to find hot spots in a burning building. They have about twenty-five thousand dollars worth of accessories. It has a spotlight and speaker. Firefighters can use them too. They use them to see how a roof is on a building before staging ladders the drones. also have a gas detector which is us...
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motocross technology

The TED talk by Clay Shirky, How Social Media Can Make History, discusses how social media can create instant communication about world events. This leads me to think about how technology and communication of my passion for motocross. Current technology in motocross is advancing in a way that helps riders train to get better. Videos have been used for a long time but now with GPS and two-way helmet communication, riders are getting better each and every day. Using video and GPS together helps the rider with preparation and safety. By using GPS they can see the track even when they are not there. With the two-way communication, the rider has a headset on to talk with coach and trainer what is ahead of them on the track. Without this, the rider would need to finish his lap and then get feedback about what they need to fix. The safety feature with the two way communication the coach can tell the rider right way what's going on with the track right away. So it is really better for th...
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self driving cars

"Americans have steadily been losing work to automation for decades, but the trend appears to be picking up speed. Self-driving cars, for example, could soon   displace 5 million workers  nationwide."  My response to this blog post is I think self-driving cars are dumb because cars are not supposed to drive themselves, you drive the car that's how it is supposed to be. Also, how would we teach a self-driving car how to break the rules of the road when needed like an ambulance is coming or other emergency vehicles. According to technology.com, " The car may not have the proper software to know how to navigate extreme weather conditions or tricky congestion patterns."  It's gonna get people killed because of the weather changes.  Also on this website it is stated that,"200 car companies are jumping into the self-driving car space, there are not enough solid facts to create a baseline for safety standards"  if there is not enough testing d...
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