Nearly got hit by.....boat trailer! - Page 15 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

09-21-2004, 04:44 AM

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 20:20:07 -0700, Bill Baka <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Not really but a 15 MPH difference will not matter that much if you get hit
>by a car doing 60. The additive speed would just mean you get thrown
>farther
>down the road. The differential speed would mean more immediate injury.
>Neither would be of much consolation if you went under the wheels of a
>semi.
>Bill Baka

You're riding rather slow. If I'm riding around 15-18 mph, the speed
differential is 30-36 mph and that's more than enough to make a
difference. That car doing 60 will hit me at a differential of 42 to
45 mph instead of 75-78 mph. That isn't a difference?

A driver approaching from the rear also has more time to slow down and
will have a longer closing distance. That increases the actual
difference.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...