Narcissism, aggression and exercise OCD
I would argue that cyclists are more in tune with their environment, not being stuck in a metal box. In car ads, all the adverts advertise how quite it is inside in the cabin, a cyclist is out in the open with no obstacles around them, ie no pillars or roofs. A cyclist can see an awful lot more than a motorist too, therefore leading to quicker reaction time.Jank claimed there was anecdotal evidence of bikes at 40+Kph stopping quicker than cars, we've yet to see any such evidence, anecdotal or otherwise. And that 23 meters for a car to stop doing 30mph (unusual for a report to mix metric and imperial distances but I digress) must include reaction time. I've reasoned previously that there would likely be a slightly longer reaction time with a cyclist but let's assume they're the same, are you seriously going to try tell us that a cyclist travelling at 40 kph would stop shorter on two skinny tyres than a car with 4 correctly treaded tyres, without the cyclist damaging himself and/or his bike and/or others? Seriously?
There is no need for any cyclist to be travelling at that speed imho unless they're in an actual race in a cordoned off road. Imagine if a rabbit was to suddenly emerge and him doing 40kph
I would argue that cyclists are more in tune with their environment, not being stuck in a metal box. In car ads, all the adverts advertise how quite it is inside in the cabin, a cyclist is out in the open with no obstacles around them, ie no pillars or roofs. A cyclist can see an awful lot more than a motorist too, therefore leading to quicker reaction time.
Also, now most modern road bike come with hydraulic disc brakes. With a bit of weight shifting on a bike and using your front and back breaks effectively, a skilled cyclist could most certain stop quicker than a car at 40kph.
No distractions? FFS Chicken John cycling at the 40Kph was doing his usual with his cameras and presumably watching for rabbits.
Seeing a lot more than motorists do doesn't necessarily lead to quicker reaction time.
Does Chicken John have those aforementioned Hydraulic disc brakes on his bike? He certainly doesn't have a bell on it
That's it m8, you've got me sussed.
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Has the lycra loony defamed people on this PROC thread on his righttobike twitter feed? I wonder if Jank will have a word with him(self)![]()
People really should mind their own business. Luckily we have GDPR rules in this country which make it illegal to publish videos like this without peoples consent.