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Driver Inattention

Discussion in 'General VFR Discussions' started by betarace, May 24, 2010.

  1. betarace

    betarace New Member

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    Sometimes only a picture can get our attention!
    Her last call was from a new cell phone...
    Do you see the motorcycle?

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    The motorcycle rider was traveling at approximately
    85 mph. The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she
    Pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the
    Motorcycle. The riders reaction time was not sufficient
    Enough to avoid this accident.
    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 20 feet from where the collision took place.

    All three involved (two in the car and the bike rider) were
    Killed instantly
    . ​

    A picture is worth a thousand words.

    Save a life

    Stop talking on Cell phones and Texting while trying to drive.
    The life you save may be your own...or mine.
     


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  2. crustyrider

    crustyrider New Member

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    how many different accidents is this bike gonna be in?
     


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  3. CoryUT

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    The cell phone is certainly a good point, but maybe another lesson here is that the motorcyclist shouldn't have been doing 85mph past intersecting side streets?
     


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  4. betarace

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    it's an NC35 (RVF400RR)
     


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  5. slippy

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    Yea, the description changes every time. I'm pretty sure this story had nothing to do with cell phones. It does however, appear to have been a real accident. This site has a photo from the scene:

    Extreme Motorcycle Crash, Sweden, 2004-2005
     


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  6. reg71

    reg71 Poser Staff Member

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    I think the important thing to note in that article is: can an older RVF 400 really do 155 mph? That is friggen awesome. I had no idea they were that fast. That's pretty good performance for a 90s model bike with 400cc.
     


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