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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Lightbulb A high speed accident









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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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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omg this is just tragic.... i think it's a good thing to show people what damage one can do doing these stupid stuffq
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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. I'm speechless......
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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i think it's a good thing to show people what damage one can do doing these stupid stuffq
I agree... then I wonder why my insurance is so high when I have no accidents and no tickets...
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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This is nuts
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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I don't know what I can say to really add to this.
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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that looks really bad I feel sorry for the people in the VW
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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WOW....that is freakin scary. I'm glad they do this though. Lets people know they arent invincible. Accidents do happen. Ride and drive safely.

Every year my old highschool from spring through summer does the same thing. Brings the new drivers right back to reality.
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