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Originally Posted by Rainmaker
The thing about crash at high speeds, its not the absolute speed, but the relative one between vehicles. And it also has to do with reactions times.
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I much prefer my motorcycle accidents at high speed rather than low speeds. I have gone down many times at both but the only times I've been injured has been in the low speed falls.
At high speeds, unless one is stopped by some immoveable object, the body hits the ground at a moving angle, and then slides along the road, reducing energy. If one is wearing protective clothing, the only damage is to the clothing. Without protecting, there is 'road rash,' painful but not damaging.
At slow speeds, one hits the ground hard, with a thump! All the force of the fall is down. Something frequently breaks. Usually not the ground...
I've gone down several times at over 50mph and never had a problem to my body. But at 5mph I tore out my shoulder. At 3mph cracked some ribs. Several others at slow speeds, all with something damaged.
Give me speed.
Of course, this is NOT the case with collisions.
Stitchawl