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A picture is worth a thousand words.
Reasons to drive really fast!! At least you won’t feel it right ?!!
See the Motorcycle?
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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.
See the Motorcycle?
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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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That looked like a nice bike too.
I ride rockets but am a very cautious driver (always parinoid a cop is right around the corner). I race my bike at a track, not on the street. It is a lot easier to go fast on a bike by just cracking the throttle and going....but it is also a lot more dangerous...no roll cage, no seatbelt, only a helmet and whatever other protective gear you are wearing. You have to respect the bike otherwise, you will end up in the hospital.
I ride rockets but am a very cautious driver (always parinoid a cop is right around the corner). I race my bike at a track, not on the street. It is a lot easier to go fast on a bike by just cracking the throttle and going....but it is also a lot more dangerous...no roll cage, no seatbelt, only a helmet and whatever other protective gear you are wearing. You have to respect the bike otherwise, you will end up in the hospital.
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Originally Posted by bubblemyster
also going slow is dangerous.
so i would say that too slow is dangerous yes but slower than 155mph on a city street is smart!
