[Ducati] Re: Stoplight

[Bruce Bellm]

Same thing happened to me but at much lower speed and with considerably less 
damage to me. Sometimes people are just stupid. I hope Sharon is getting 
better.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Bonner" <dsi at swcp.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Re: Stoplight


> My darling bride Sharon was rearended at a stoplight in Dec. by a car 
> doing
> nearly 50 perhaps. Fortunately the little crap 92 nissan the cell phone
> talking wench was driving pretty much dove under the rear bumper of 
> Sharon's
> Ford Escape, thus shedding energy much more that a better bumper match 
> would
> have allowed. Sharon is recovering fine from her cervical surgery, still
> wearing the neck coller though. She had left some space to car in front 
> and
> did not hit it, fortunately saving her from a second type of impact 
> result.
>
> Ducati content. Had she been riding my Hypermotard instead of her car, she
> likely would be dead.
>
> Peter
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Adrian" <brianfortv at cox.net>
> To: <ducati at ducati.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:46 PM
> Subject: [Ducati] Re: Stoplight
>
>
>> >
>> Have you ever been rear ended sitting at a stoplight?  My daughter
>> was and she was the third car if front of the first one to get hit.
>> $3000 damage to her Ford Ranger and a serious whiplash that took over
>> a year of pain and therapy. ( the seatbelt didn't tighten so it threw
>> her back then forward into the steering wheel) It didn't help that
>> the driver causing the accident was going 60 mph. It would be a lot
>> safer out there if everyone had more patience. Leave a safe distance
>> even if it means sitting through the light one more time.
>>
>> Brian A.
>>
>> > Message: 4
>> > Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:10:08 -0700
>> > From: Ronald Betts <ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com>
>> > Subject: [Ducati] Physics 101 ( Rant)
>> >
>> > OK, I think I have had it with the nice people who leave a car
>> > length or more in between the car ahead of them and their car. Im
>> > on my Ducati ( Note Ducati content) behind someone at a left turn
>> > signal waiting to make the light. Only problem is I'm probably not
>> > going to make the light because the nice people in front of me are
>> > seperated by at least a car length each and there are four of them.
>> > Thanks for thinking of the guy behind you ,nice people. But then I
>> > guess I have a tendency to show some courtesy to the people who
>> > share the road with me. At a stop light I keep things tight and off
>> > to one side so at least a few of the poor saps behind me can make
>> > the light. When I ask people about this rude habbit they usually
>> > respond in a nasty tone that they are trying to be safe and keep a
>> > distance from the car in front of them in case they are rear ended.
>> > Huh? The guestion is, if all things are equal such as car weight
>> > and speed of aproaching vehicle , who takes the most punishment in
>> > a rear end collision, the guy who is close to the car in front of
>> > him , or the guy who sits a car lenth back ? Let 's see , isn't
>> > there some theory about time , distance and the amount of energy
>> > absorbed by the occupant in a given amount of time ? You folks got
>> > brains and I know my fellow Ductisti know the answer. And what
>> > about those people who refuse to pull up enough to change the
>> > signal. OK, I feel better now......Go Stoner !
>> >
>> > Peace...Ron'Desmohead'Betts 95 900 SPI've learned that I don't
>> > suffer from insanity, I enjoy it
>>
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