Not meant to be word play - just a wake up call
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Not meant to be word play - just a wake up call
I saw this 
and thought I would share - text copied. It may be a repeat.
See the motor cycle??
How about now?
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 (21 yards more than the length of a football field) while making a decision on what actions to take.
In this incident the Swedish police indicate that no actions were taken.
and thought I would share - text copied. It may be a repeat.See the motor cycle??
How about now?
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 (21 yards more than the length of a football field) 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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All I can say is my prayers go to those that were killed, the rider should have been more careful. Cautionary tale.
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Very sad images. When I'm on my bike I am acutely aware of the damage I could do to others and would never dream of doing 155mph while crossing intersections. It seems this rider had no such an awareness....this is akin to murder-suicide. RIP the two innocent victims of this accident.
I once was very nearly sideswipped by a bike when in an SUV. The rider though the road went straight ahead and as I came around the corner he was coming in the opposite direction and went right in front of my hood.... I feel very lucky I didn't leave 1 second earlier.
-Rob
I once was very nearly sideswipped by a bike when in an SUV. The rider though the road went straight ahead and as I came around the corner he was coming in the opposite direction and went right in front of my hood.... I feel very lucky I didn't leave 1 second earlier.
-Rob
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Wow! Jesus! I've never seen anything like that and I know of folks who have passed away in motorcycle accidents. Driver of motor cycle and passengersin car never had a chance!
Driver of motor cycle and passengersin car never had a chance!
