RE: Rant: Shitty fucking dangerous drivers
May 6, 2013 at 5:00 pm
(May 6, 2013 at 4:07 pm)John V Wrote: (May 6, 2013 at 3:24 pm)pocaracas Wrote: On the other hand, this case in particular had a car going against a bike.
A car weighs about 1000kg... a bike, a mere 200kg.
If the speeds were comparable, we still have a net momentum in the direction of the car.... of about 4/5 of the car's speed.
It's also the composition and design of the vehicles. The car has crumple zones, seat belts, air bags - it's all designed so that the vehicle absorbs more energy and the occupants less.
Motorcycle - not so much.
I used to have a dirt bike and it was a lot of fun, but I'd never ride one on the roads. Motorcycles lose to just about everything but a squirrel.
I meant that the bruising is from the seat belts... sorry if it came out wrong!
