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Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 21:52:09 GMT
From: Nutmegger<Menopsamcretroad.com>
Subject: Re: Saab 9.5 Bike Rack



Thanks for answering.

In article <3B421A93.9759679nopsamia-espreZZo.com>, danny says...

>> I don't understand what happened to the motorcyclist, or how carrying bikes on
>> rear mounted carriers is a danger to them?
>
>Saab in front executed emergency stop (with benefit of ABS) and with nearly
>invisible light clusters.  Bike couldn't stop and rode/skidded into rear of Saab.

Whoa, I had always thought (maybe wrong) that bikes stop a lot quicker than
cars.

>Normally the rider might have had a chance, but got impaled on bits of bike
>(ie:handle bars, etc) sticking out of rear of Saab (rather than smooth rear of
>unadorned Saab)

That is really awful, now I feel bad I asked.

~J~
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