Cars are safer than bikes

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wavey · #1 Post by **wavey** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:00 am

and here is the proof

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 624276.stm

snapdragon · #2 Post by **snapdragon** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:23 am

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:54 am

Great pictures .... was mildly amused by the in-car footage showing the desperate steering input to avoid the armco .... despite the fact that there were no front wheels to deliver any steering!
Obviously a natural reaction .... but a great example of futility ....

HowardQ · #4 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:38 pm

Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing!

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:01 pm

HowardQ wrote:Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing!

Safer for who? The occupants maybe but everyone else?
You will normally do a lot more damage with a huge heavy car with no front wheels than you will with a bike.
[I'm not really talking about this on a race circuit BTW]

Willopotomas · #6 Post by **Willopotomas** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:02 pm

kin ekk.. someone's just earnt themselves a place in the dole queue! Sheet!

#7 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:10 pm

Yeah I was wondering who just lot their job!

AJFalco · #8 Post by **AJFalco** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:24 pm

Guess that part was lightened a tiny bit too much then

What was that old ad? Power is nothing without control?

HowardQ · #9 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:18 pm

D-Rider wrote:
HowardQ wrote:Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing!
Safer for who? The occupants maybe but everyone else?
You will normally do a lot more damage with a huge heavy car with no front wheels than you will with a bike.
[I'm not really talking about this on a race circuit BTW]

Safer for the joke Andy

Never saw the clip at work and still can't open it now so comments not based on that. Just the idea that controlling a bike with no wheels might be a slight problem.

#10 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:51 pm

The norweigans do it with no problems, they rename it a skidoo.

BikerGran · #11 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:02 pm

He wouldn't let me have a go tho.......

HowardQ · #12 Post by **HowardQ** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:45 pm

Yeh.................But.
This stands up on it's own and has something to steer with.

Nooj · #13 Post by **Nooj** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:32 pm

Oops!