I saw the Beeb's article too, but in the morning, where it was a little bit longer, and the surgeon was revealed to be a biker himself. They also pointed out it was highly unlikely that any legislation would be brought in at all, but that it was a way of drawing biker's attention to these jackets.
Impact Air Bag Riding Jacket | Insidebikes | Carole Nash
Talks about one, and I presume they all function in much the same way. It says you need 25lbs of pull to trigger it, suggesting that just getting off and walking away wouldn't exert this much with out you noticing. Also says it's repackable and you then just replace the £7.50 gas cylinder, so it's not like setting it off is going to ruin your jacket, just your reputation.
You can also get over/under jackets too, so you don't even have to abandon your favourite current jacket.
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