Honda/VW crash

MalluDude · 4th November 2005, 19:41

A friend in Chennai forwarded these to me. Dunno if you guys've seen it already...

This is about a crash involving a Honda bike and a VW.

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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.

1Day · 4th November 2005, 20:00

Holly cow...thats is just unbelieveable..I cant even imagine the moment this happened..I would wish that the drivers were ok, but looking at this, I cant imagine..

dogdiga · 4th November 2005, 20:12

Ouch... Instant death...

mclaren1885 · 4th November 2005, 20:13

ouch ouch ouch !!!!! thats the only thing that came to my mind after seeing those pics..

jkdas · 4th November 2005, 21:53

saw teh same post in another site ( xbhp). some guys said teh tyre on teh bikes still good. but i was thinking how they took the 3 guys out.

revtech · 4th November 2005, 22:36

yeah i got it in the mail.dad sent it but i really didnt belive it myself so i didnt post it here afraid that ill be criticized...but since you have it really is unbelievable.

Rev

karthik247 · 5th November 2005, 05:32

Just look at the car, no one ccould have thought a bike could cause such damage. Sorry for the ppl dead..

Steeroid · 7th November 2005, 12:34

At 250 kmph, it must have been the equivalent of getting hit by a torpedo.....how many of us realise that our vehicles are as bad as missiles and torpedoes?

May the irresponsible rider's soul rot in hell!

ported_head · 7th November 2005, 12:38

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Rtech · 7th November 2005, 12:51

No way on earth that bike was doing 250kmph. That's a VFR400 NC30, which will struggle to hit 200kmph, forget 250 kmph.

4th November 2005, 19:41	#1
MalluDude BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kochi Posts: 397 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	Honda/VW crash A friend in Chennai forwarded these to me. Dunno if you guys've seen it already... This is about a crash involving a Honda bike and a VW. *************************************** 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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4th November 2005, 20:00	#2
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Holly cow...thats is just unbelieveable..I cant even imagine the moment this happened..I would wish that the drivers were ok, but looking at this, I cant imagine..
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4th November 2005, 20:12	#3
dogdiga BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 74 Thanked: 0 Times	Ouch... Instant death...
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4th November 2005, 20:13	#4
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	ouch ouch ouch !!!!! thats the only thing that came to my mind after seeing those pics..
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4th November 2005, 21:53	#5
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	saw teh same post in another site ( xbhp). some guys said teh tyre on teh bikes still good. but i was thinking how they took the 3 guys out.
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4th November 2005, 22:36	#6
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	yeah i got it in the mail.dad sent it but i really didnt belive it myself so i didnt post it here afraid that ill be criticized...but since you have it really is unbelievable. Rev
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5th November 2005, 05:32	#7
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Just look at the car, no one ccould have thought a bike could cause such damage. Sorry for the ppl dead..
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7th November 2005, 12:34	#8
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	At 250 kmph, it must have been the equivalent of getting hit by a torpedo.....how many of us realise that our vehicles are as bad as missiles and torpedoes? May the irresponsible rider's soul rot in hell!
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7th November 2005, 12:38	#9
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	Threads merged. Please use Search function before opening new threads on existing topics.
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7th November 2005, 12:51	#10
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	No way on earth that bike was doing 250kmph. That's a VFR400 NC30, which will struggle to hit 200kmph, forget 250 kmph.
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