This makes a (fairly pleasant) change

'Speed not to blame for bikers death'

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid
=16438337%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=speed%2dnot%2dto%2dbla
me%2dfor%2dbiker%2ds%2ddeath-name_page.html

Despite the fact that a witness who saw the bike and rider just before
the fatal accident claimed that in her estimation he was 'travelling
faster than the 30 limit, possibly 45 mph'.

What's the betting he had a nice aftermarket exhaust on, and the fact
it was noisier than stock gave her the impression that the bike was
exceeding the speed limit?

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Eye witness accounts can be ignored, as they always seem to judge speed
wrongly.

Or an FZR250RR, those are good for sounding very fast, while actually
being quite slow.

 

I'd say 'should' over 'can', as the 'eyewitness' account of Mal's
riding prior to his fatal was very damning, and I was very surprised
that it was allowed as admissable evidence and had an outcome on the
case itself with the BMW driver who hit him head on, on his side of the
road.

But, you live and learn.

Quite ;o)

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Indeed. The exhibition of speed can be quite damming 'evidence'. I think
that in the USA in some states, they make it a crime to exhibit speed
even though you could very well not be breaking any speed limits.

It's fast for what it is, and it will wheelie as I found out. You have
to clutch it up from over 12000 rpm in first or second...err.. so a
mate.. err.. told me, officer.