Newbie mistake

[RRandawg]

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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[Robert]

wow what a waste of lives, that is some crazy stuff...

[Gixxerking]

Man I can't even imagine what was going through his head when he saw the car, if he even saw it. That is some sad S#%T!.

[247BlackOut]

=( That's some crazy stuff....

[nocontrol]

Not to be nitpickey, or poke fun at the departed, but:

1. Did the police have to remove the bike to get the rider and occupants out of the vehicle?

2. Was that the original position of the bike when they arrived on scene?

3. Why did they put the bike back in the car? And if they put it back in, refer to question #2?

Now, as I stated in the beginning I'm not trying to make any fun here. I've had my car (98) up to 160+ (track only) and at those speeds, everything is moving by VERY QUICKLY! Tunnel vision is at an all time high, and even to check your mirrors, you'll easily go the distance of a city block after you've glanced, noticed an object, identified the object and made a decision as to what to do about it.

Chances are, the car started out into the roadway before the driver even saw the bike.

Keep the speeds down. It ain't worth it (unless you're at a track)....

(sorry for the edit, but I just remembered) Oh, and I HAD a co-worker do the same thing in Pensacola a few years back. They said he was traveling at over 80mph when a Chevrolet Caprice (old) crossed the road. He supposidly sheared the car almost in half. RIP...

[what?!]

Not to be nitpickey, or poke fun at the departed, but:

1. Did the police have to remove the bike to get the rider and occupants out of the vehicle?

2. Was that the original position of the bike when they arrived on scene?

3. Why did they put the bike back in the car? And if they put it back in, refer to question #2?

yeah i sorta had a similar observation...

basically, the seats and stuff sure are clean...maybe they finally got quik&brite overseas :rolleyes:

but yeah, save it for the track...

[brakstad]

That's an old pic. But apparently the bike was reinserted after the fact, to show people how messed up things can get...