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  1. Bryan

    Bryan Formula 3

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    I did a search, so I think this is new.


    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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  2. shiznut123

    shiznut123 Karting

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    "With

    normal reaction time to SEE-DECIDE-REACT of 1.6 seconds "


    Wow, thats way too long. How accurate is that figure?
     
    shiznut123, Nov 4, 2005
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    You are a sick man......

    By the way, I've got one of those wheels, how much will you give me for it?
     
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    It's especially sad that 2 innocent vicitims died as a result of someone doing something very stupid
     
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  7. shiggins

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    1.6 seconds seems way to long for their SEE-DECIDE-REACT stat.
     
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    Bryan, Nov 4, 2005
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