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Asked by: John crookes
Subject: Motor Bike Accident
Question: Hi
some months ago I witnessed a motor cycle accident in which a rider, travelling in a normal looking way on decent road surface fell sideways taking the bike with him and sliding in a continuation of his original movement. The fall was a pivot on the tyres and the wheels stayed in the plane 0f the falling bike i.e. no sliding and no steering movement of the front wheel. The resultant scratches on the road surface were parallel to the road edge and several yards long.
My initial reaction was to expect considerable abraded injury. In fact he was soon up and about. At the time my concern was for his well being .
It was later thinking about the fall I was puzzled as to what had actually happened. It appears that a pair of heavyish, largish gyros had been tidily turned over. Gravity acting on his body and the bike is the only candidate I think. IN which case he must have been asleep, momentarily. My question is am I right
John
Date: 12 January 2008
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