# Bike Accidents

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-accidents/197124>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [April 27, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-accidents/197124 "2008-04-27T13:09:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-accidents/197124/2 "2008-04-27T13:38:40Z")

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> [@R6/H3 tonight ?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r6-h3-tonight/36104/6):
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> a rider going so fast when he hit a van it killed him and the 4 inside on top of FLIPPING the van…100mph on a bike with rider(650lbs roughly) is somewhere around what…114ft/tons of kinetic energy?:eek4:

Assuming 650 lb for bike & rider, and 5000 lb for a van/passengers, a bike traveling at 100 mph has the same kinetic energy as the van going ~36 mph. The velocity term is squared so it has a big effect.

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