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Old 11-Oct-2005, 19:04   #1
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What happens to a RC30 when it hits a car at 155
Just got this from the old man..gulp..

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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