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RE: [ST] Cars v Bikes
In your message regarding RE: [ST] Cars v Bikes dated Wed, 11 Feb
2004 09:35:12 -0500, Masiak, Richard said that ...
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>MR- I think we'll always have the braking advantage, just because of our weight
>MR- (375 lbs vs. 2500-3000 lbs) and physics.
If you think bikes have the braking advantage you are sadly mistaken.
Even a basic family car such as the Toyota Yaris can brake in a
shorter distance than any bike (ABS fitted or not). There was a
trial on a variety of road surfaces last year in the UK.
Thus the reason not to travel too close behind any vehicle with four
or more wheels.
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Mike Bostock
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Mid Devon, UK
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