See the Motorcycle?

kpzen · 26th March 2007, 19:39

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 (155 mph) 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.

In other words, they didn't even have time to say, "Oh, crap!"

Source: email

v1p3r · 26th March 2007, 20:05

What's that, a Castrol Honda RC45?

Vid6639 · 26th March 2007, 20:16

kp, very old pic, I think it's posted somewhere else here on t-bhp.

DriverR · 26th March 2007, 20:17

Damn! Terrible accident! Gives me the creeps visualizing what happened! As they say, speed thrills, but kills.

condor · 26th March 2007, 21:03

kp, yes - it has been posted before ..

CrAzY dRiVeR · 26th March 2007, 21:42

Hmmm...

Got this mail very very long back...

Pity the guys in the car!!!! :(

kpzen · 26th March 2007, 21:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

kp, very old pic, I think it's posted somewhere else here on t-bhp.

Quote:

Originally Posted by condor

kp, yes - it has been posted before ..

Ok mods pls do the needful then...!!

danlalan · 26th March 2007, 22:17

OHHH CRAP!!!!...Tht is one bad accident...i mean you look to your left ALL CLEAR....and then look to your right and BAM!!!...

26th March 2007, 19:39	#1
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	See the Motorcycle? 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 (155 mph) 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. In other words, they didn't even have time to say, "Oh, crap!" Source: email
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26th March 2007, 20:05	#2
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	What's that, a Castrol Honda RC45?
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26th March 2007, 20:16	#3
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,728 Thanked: 43,463 Times View My Garage	kp, very old pic, I think it's posted somewhere else here on t-bhp.
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26th March 2007, 20:17	#4
DriverR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 414 Thanked: 526 Times	Damn! Terrible accident! Gives me the creeps visualizing what happened! As they say, speed thrills, but kills.
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26th March 2007, 21:03	#5
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,013 Times View My Garage	kp, yes - it has been posted before ..
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26th March 2007, 21:42	#6
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,176 Thanked: 73,485 Times View My Garage	Hmmm... Got this mail very very long back... Pity the guys in the car!!!! :(
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26th March 2007, 22:17	#8
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,636 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	OHHH CRAP!!!!...Tht is one bad accident...i mean you look to your left ALL CLEAR....and then look to your right and BAM!!!...
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