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From: rh@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Randy Haskins)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Response to <113@gouldsd>
Message-ID: <2625@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 21-Jul-86 00:58:32 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 21 00:58:32 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 22-Jul-86 02:23:26 EDT
References: <113@gouldsd> <65000004@hpcvla>
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Summary: Getting hit from behind

In article <65000004@hpcvla>, dhk@hpcvla.UUCP writes:
> > .... nobody has said it wasn't a good thing to have the lights on
> > (except for the fact that it has the taillight on which masks the
> > brake light and I feel more likely to get hit from behind that hitting
> > someone in front).     
> 

> You do not have a greater chance of being hit from the rear.  The Hurt
> Study of motorcycle accidents shows that 70 - 75% of motorcycle
> collisions occured from the front while only 2.3% came from the rear, so
> leaving your headlight on and your eyes peeled is important.
  
> Dustin Kassman
> !hplabs!hp-pcd!dhk

Well, in 3 months, I've very nearly been hit in from the back
twice, whereas I haven't really had any near misses from
the front.  I've been thinking about getting the BAC-OFF flashing
brake system just to give me a better chance of being seen
by 4-wheeler-types daydreaming.