Brake light modulators - reactions from police and MOT testers

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dont agree with ........

Motorcycles can also stop much quicker than a car, making it essential that vehicles notice immediately that you are braking.

Cars stop much shorter and quicker than bikes !!!

 

[Bendy toy]

With more rubber on the road and no worries about falling off I think it's more likely that a car "can" stop quicker than a bike. Whether most drivers are capable enough is another matter.


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[RSavage]

With more rubber on the road and no worries about falling off I think it's more likely that a car "can" stop quicker than a bike. Whether most drivers are capable enough is another matter.


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Didn't some bike mag (MCN?) investigate the stopping distances of riders and discovered that the braking effect of the vast majority did not close to the capability of the braking system?

I appreciate that that might well be influenced by many things such as fear of diesel slicks and being tail-ended.

R

 

[Bendy toy]

I'm sure that's 100% true. I discovered the true ability of non ABS Yamaha Blue Spots when a young girl ran right under my front wheel. I avoided hurting her and didn't fall off but an ounce more force would have had less of a good result.
I realised just how much reserve stopping ability the bike had that I otherwise never came close to using.


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[Bendy toy]

Too late to edit
I'm believe a well driven car might have stopped in time - the girl just bounced the girl off my fairing no harm done.
I'm sure a car with ABS almost certainly would have stopped in time. They seriously dig in.
A bike with ABS might have done better but I really was on the ragged edge and left marks on road from front tyre. The back would have done nothing other than tip me off.


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[red line]

if a WSB rider with slicks could not stop nearly as quick / short as a car with a lady driver, do you think any of us could do it better

was on 5th gear with chaz davies on the s1000rr and vickey in the 130i