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From: dave@rocksvax.FUN (Dave Sewhuk)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Screeeech..... (and James Bond)
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Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 00:37:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 17 00:37:00 1985
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/* rocksvax:net.cycle / marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough) / 11:11 am  Dec 12, 1985 */
>Another nit-pick:
>
>> ...crash bars or aluminum cases on pavement make excellent slide rails
>> and the bike will never stop. (By the way, crash bars have been
>> outlawed in some states for this reason).
  
>I read in I think Cycle Guide magazine that Mississippi does not allow
>crash bars.  I don't necessarily agree with their reasoning but I can
/* ---------- */
I would hope they are not outlawed because a bunch of studies in Japan
and the National Traffic Safety board conclude that they help reduce
injuries significantly when a side collision occurs, like the bimbo that
ran into me.  Mr. Harley got a patent in 1938 on them.  I have to dig out
the stuff my lawyer sent me, but the data from from some of those
studies seemed pretty convincing that they help.  They not only
help prevent engine/bike damage, but it significantly reduces the damage
that can occur to the leg that gets between the bike and the other vehicle.
I am conviced I wouldn't have spent 7 months recovering from a smashed
up leg if my bike had them!!

I can't believe that crash bars will cause you to slide any further anyways.
Without them the side of your engine get scraped down, with side bars
they get scraped down by the asphalt.  Besides without them part of what
gets scraped is your leg!!  The equivalent 'braking' surface can't be
all that much different. If the engine dug into the road that hard I would
think that there would be a tendency to roll the whole works over.
Besides I would rather loose that kinetic energy slowly than suddenly!!

Dave

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