Biker with 14yr old pillion - 122mph

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Daimo

Agree Gazza!!!!!!

Nothing wrong with speed.

I dunno, it makes you feel sodding awful the next day.

I can't see what all the fuss is about either really.

When I was 13/14 my Dad did 130 with me on the back.

My Mum wasn't too chuffed when I told her though

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Not really any different to <99mph. Depends on the road. Good concept I seem to remember is called "speed of perception" or something like, basically if you can stop in the distance you can see to be clear then that is a reasonable speed.

+1. 100mph through a built up 30 lined with parked cars and side roads is insanity. 100mph in good conditions, with adequate stopping distance on the motorway is far from "exciting", never mind challenging in terms of concentration/observation required.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

As for hitting a deer or something, that is random chance, and you are bloody lucky to hit one and not go tarmac surfing.

Agreed, this can happen at 100mph or 10mph. Talking as someone who has hit a deer at 60, there's not much point worrying about those things IMO. Same stretch of road I did it on, the previous year someone in a 4x4 got killed by a deer coming through the windscreen. Just "one of those things" and you can't go round living in fear of them. I ripped one in half and managed to keep the bike upright (more chance than skill, I might add). I'd even go so far as to suggest that at 30-40 I'd have been tempted to brake (thereby upsetting the bike) and the lack of momentum and centrifugal force keeping the bike upright would have made me more likely to crash if anything.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Talking as someone who has hit a deer at 60, there's not much point worrying about those things IMO.

I'd be worried if it was male though, antlers hitting you at 60mph, fookin heck.

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

100mph in good conditions, with adequate stopping distance on the motorway is far from "exciting", never mind challenging in terms of concentration/observation required.

I dunno, it takes some concentration not to fall asleep from boredom.

The A16 between Cambrai and Calais springs to mind.

Originally Posted by Baph

This would be why the police started calling them "incidents" as opposed to "accidents" a long time ago.

That's just our caring sharing police trying to make it sound more politically correct. Accidents happen and it doesn't matter who's at fault, if indeed anyone is

[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

caring sharing police

Who? What? Me? What? Me? nope, not me! Whoozat then?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

I'd be worried if it was male though, antlers hitting you at 60mph, fookin heck.

I know poor thing'd have broked antlers