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.
