This catalogue of requirements may appear to be stretching the scope, and even partially utopian. The key to combine these most diverse concepts and criteria is design.

Design, not understood in the way of ,styling' - although the outward appearance has no small priority - but as a heading for an integral, attuned development of the individual modules. Maximum safety, for example, is to be achieved in the Smart Rider's Outfit on every level and not to be limited to passive safety only. High-tech materials offering an enhanced degree of protection like Armacor or carbon fibre composite materials are a contribution toward this aim just as important as reflective materials for optimum visibility, an optimised individual fit for long riding periods without tiring or sophisticated aero-acoustics striving to combine minimum noise levels with optimum acoustic perception of the surroundings. Design is the prerequisite for maximum comfort if it manages to combine the above mentioned criteria of usability, aerodynamics, modular design and climate control in the development stage already. And finally, it is design, understood the right way, that helps to make state-of-the-art electronic equipment become user friendly - only thereby justifying its employment in the first place.