Motorcycle Hit VW at 155 MPH

[NYCmitch25]

[NYCmitch25]

[NYCmitch25]

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 passen gers 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 rec ently 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.

[Shibby]

Riders always get hurt when jacking around. I don't know why people attempt high speeds off of a highway.

[bad14u]

Ouch!

[BBAddict]

I'm guessing they had a closed casket funeral. :(

[BBAddict]

:thumbsdow I've seen demonstrations before--half of them are of unrealistic situations, imo. I think it would hit a little closer to home to show what happens at more realistic speeds like 90-100mph. It's still traumatic, but more realistic.

[NYCmitch25]

I've seen that before; this is a "Demonstration" and not a real life accident....

your wrong.