Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttrdc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!mgnetp!ltuxa!ttrdc!levy From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: Re: Screeeech..... (and James Bond) Message-ID: <623@ttrdc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 19:25:43 EST Article-I.D.: ttrdc.623 Posted: Fri Dec 6 19:25:43 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 20:50:50 EST References: <158@ingres.ARPA> <355@tekig5.UUCP> Organization: AT&T, Computer Systems Division, Skokie, IL Lines: 25 In article <355@tekig5.UUCP>, david@tekig5.UUCP (David Hayes) writes: > >One other choice is to brake heavily, then try and miss the car in >front to one side or the other. Since you were in the fast lane, >I would have tried for the guard rail side, again not too easy >with a nice chrome bumper rapidly approaching your adams apple. > >Remember, it is always better to brake hard than to lay it over, >since a sliding bike me develop around .3-.4 G's and up on the >tires it can approach 1 G of stopping force. If you liken >yourself to James Bond you are allowed to slide UNDER those >high trucks. > >dave Envision the 'James Bond' biker falling to the pavement under a high truck (after bumping his head on a downward-poking part of the under- structure) and **CRUNCH** go the rear steamrollers (er, wheels). Gorey. -- ------------------------------- Disclaimer: The views contained herein are | dan levy | yvel nad | my own and are not at all those of my em- | an engihacker @ | ployer or the administrator of any computer | at&t computer systems division | upon which I may hack. | skokie, illinois | -------------------------------- Path: ..!ihnp4!ttrdc!levy