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Rider90
10-23-2005, 07:53 PM
Props go to SS383 @ Impala SS Forums for this one.

"The Honda rider was traveling at such a "very high speed", his reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident. Swedish Police estimate a speed of ~250 KM/h (155mph) before the bike hit the slow moving car side-on at an intersection. At that speed, they predicted that the rider's reaction time (once the vehicle came into view) wasn't sufficient enough for him to even apply the brakes. The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them. The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 10 feet from where the collision took place.

All three involved (two in car and rider) were killed instantly. This graphic demonstration was placed at the Stockholm Motorcycle Fair by the Swedish Police and Road Safety Department. The sign above the display also noted that the rider had only recently obtained his license.

At 250 KM (155 mph) the operator is traveling at 227 feet per second. With normal reaction time to SEE-DECIDE-REACT of 1.6 seconds the above operator would have traveled over 363 feet while making a decision on what actions to take. In this incident the Swedish police indicate that no actions were taken."

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Canadasvt
10-23-2005, 08:57 PM
Kudos to the clean up crew, as I don't see any blood.

My buddy still blames the screws in his leg on the old lady that had the nerve to pull out in front of him as he was travelling 200kph in a 60kph zone. Some will never learn.:shake:

Rider90
10-23-2005, 09:03 PM
Kudos to the clean up crew, as I don't see any blood.

My buddy still blames the screws in his leg on the old lady that had the nerve to pull out in front of him as he was travelling 200kph in a 60kph zone. Some will never learn.:shake:
They'll pull out in front of you all right. Cut you off too. I've only done say, 3000 miles on a bike, and countless times I've nearly been run off the road by someone in a car.