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   raykeller to Dave Smith   
   Re: Canadian driver gets 90 days in jail   
   26 Dec 14 15:40:31   
   
   XPost: can.politics, soc.women, misc.survivalism   
   From: Leftardsaredesperate@loosers.com   
      
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   "Dave Smith"  wrote in message   
   news:lmlnw.140029$wG7.10678@fx11.iad...   
   > On 2014-12-26 4:43 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:   
   >   
   >> Weight is the criteria for friction materials to work along with   
   >> ductility of the tires. Bikes are light as hell.  500-900 lbs for the   
   >> most part.  With a pair of 5x3" friction patches..or smaller under   
   >> that weight..divided by (2).  That means 450 lbs at most pressing down   
   >> on that 15 square inches (x2).  Versus the 5x5 (25 square inches) x 4   
   >> of even a freaking Yugo. 100 square inches with 2000+ pounds on it.   
   >>   
   >> Bikes dont stop fast unless they rear end something.  Period.   
   >>   
   >   
   > There was a bike accident in front of our neighbour's house a few years   
   > back where the cops said the bike's speed was not a factor and blamed it   
   > on an old lady who crossed into the opposite lane to avoid some geese   
   > walking across the road.  This was a 60 kph zone at the time and the kid   
   > used to come by at the same time every afternoon doing about 120 kph. Cop   
   > said there was less than a foot of rubber on the road. No wonder... the   
   > kid crested a hill and ...wham.   
   >   
      
   Saw the same thing as a teenager, only the bike was a harley and the car was   
   a vw   
   killed the biker but the harley killed the stupid fuck in the vw that pulled   
   out in front of him   
   the drivers door was almost folded in half on the front of the bike   
      
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