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 (21 yards more than the length of a football field) while making a decision on what actions to take. In this incident the Swedish police indicate that no actions were taken.


WOW!

 

When I was a teenager I saw a guy on a Superhawk T-bone a car at about 40 mph. He wasn't wearing a helmet and his head smashed into the window of rear door on the drivers side. This was before they switched from laminated glass to tempered so his head took most of the impact.

He lived but he had permanent brain damage. It was really grusome to see him flopping around on the street in a pool of his own blood.

I ALWAYS wear a helmet and I ALWAYS treat the other drivers as if they are homicidal maniacs who have been paid to kill me.

Edwin

 

That could have very easily been me riding that bike in my younger years!

I no longer ride bikes of any sort because I have no brains when it comes to being a speed freak!! Give me a cage any day!!

Rick

 

EEEEUUUUWWW!!! How did they get all of the remaining "organic matter" out of that wreck so it could be displayed? I don't see any signs of disassembly/re-assembly...


K.

 

Yup.

When I was a "kid" all I wanted was a motorcycle. My poor mother tried everything to stop me but I did anyway. I remember going 140 MPH on the road in the middle day 20 minutes after I got it. I used to drive like an idiot too. Banged up a few of their nice cars to prove it.

I guess insurance was pretty dead on about the 25 years old thing. Getting married in 4 months, got a beautiful fiance and a nice truck I can go nice and slow and pull heavy things.

I wonder what I will do if/when I have a 17 year old who wants a fast car or bike

 

I used to ride around with my hair on fire until 1987 when a kid riding with us lost it on a GSXR and died. Wake up call for me. Went from sportbikes to a very slow Harley.

MikeyB

 

YIKES!!! Brought shivers to my timbers.

My buddy was killed right beside me when we were riding our bikes. We used to jump the RR tracks. He would jump thru empty box cars with the doors open when it stopped at the crossing. Then he got brave and would jump thru them when the train was moving really slow. One day we approached the track, train on track going slow, he slows down, timed an open door and took off. Only one problem - - the door on the other side was closed. I will always remember what I saw when I took off down the track and I came alongside that car. I didn't get back on that bike - - sold it and never bought another one until I was an adult. How many remember a JAP bike?? That is what he had - - I had a Triumph.

Bob

 

I destroyed 2 sportbikes in my early 20s. Luck and high quality riding gear (helmet/leathers) are the only reasons I survived. After my second crash, I started giving myself a wider safety margin and really enjoyed riding for a couple more years until I sold my bike to help pay for a new 1996 dodge. I still miss riding almost everyday despite the danger.

 

im always afraid my brother inlaws going to end up like that, they do stupid stuff on them bikes.

 

With a straw?

 

I've been thinking of selling my bike to buy an older CTD. I like speed, and I'd like to build a drag car someday to satisfy that. I think I will stick to the dirt, ride safe fellas.

 

I put over 250k miles on bikes, mainly sport touring bikes, and with each close call would change my riding habits. I never thought that racing around in neighborhoods was a good idea, too many kids and such about, but eventually quit driving fast in cities too as there were too many cars turning in front. I then slowed down on rural roads as there were too many times when I'd be leaned over on a fast corner and some idiot would come around taking up half my lane. Eventually the highways were about the only place for a quick run.

 

When I was a teenager, my father told me that I was to not ride any two wheeled motorized vehicle on public streets while I lived with him. That was how he phrased it. He said that there were too many ways other people could kill you with no negligence on your part. It was never an issue, as I've never had an urge to ride a motorcycle on the street anyway. I still haven't, and I'm 33 now. I agree with him-it is too risky for me.

 

Ever since I was a young boy I wanted a bike. Not exactly a crotch rocket but just a two wheeled vehicle. Seeing this sortive shook that notion. Im not ruling out my chance to get one but seeing that will never leave my head. That's a perminent scar so to speak about riding cautious.

I couldn't even fathom that noise that must of made on impact, let alone the devistation to the occupants of the VW and the bike.

 

To paraphrase an old aircraft pilots saying, "There are OLD bikers and there are BOLD bikers, but there are NO OLD AND BOLD bikers."

Edwin