Motorcycle collides INTO a car

dustin

dustin

UAIOE
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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remaxrealtor

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This freaks me out becaus it almost happened to us on the beltway on the way home from my birthday. R went to change lanes and out of nowhere comes this crotch rocket doing 120+. It would have come right into my side of the car. It didn't really upset me that bad until I saw how upset he was. Very scary!
 
Penn

Penn

Dancing Up A Storm
Geeeez, almost all of that bike, or what's left of it, is IN that car!

Try imagining what that must have sounded like..............:shocking:
 
aps45819

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
dustin said:
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I got that but how would someone coming up behind you at 120 mph hit the side of you car?
I don't know about you, but when I change lanes I don't do a 90 degree turn.
 
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remaxrealtor

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aps45819 said:
:confused: Why were you going sideways on the beltway?
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Smart ass.... :cheers: Reread the post, I said we were changing lanes. He approached on the right side and was in the lane we were moving into (so we could exit to the right). It wasn't a 90 degree angle, but no way he would have missed us.

This is because husband was driving, I personally tend to careen sideways on the beltway at will.
 
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aps45819

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
remaxrealtor said:
This is because husband was driving, I personally tend to careen sideways on the beltway at will.
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So that was you taking a right exit from the left lane. :yikes:
 
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remaxrealtor

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aps45819 said:
So that was you taking a right exit from the left lane. :yikes:
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On major highway, such as 95, I find that safety comes first! Come to a complete stop in the far left lane. Put right turn signal on and proceed one lane at a time, parellel with your exit. Couteous drivers almost always stop for you.
 
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