Road user reaction times (test included)

[Spearfish]

I got five 3 sec penalties and no sleepy sheep...?

Anyway, if your ride with the brakes covered then leave your hand on the mouse, if you don't, put your hand flat on the table beside the mouse after each one and see what the difference is.

[bogan]

I got five 3 sec penalties and no sleepy sheep...?

Anyway, if your ride with the brakes covered then leave your hand on the mouse, if you don't, put your hand flat on the table beside the mouse after each one and see what the difference is.

you have to wait for them to run before tranqing em!

Was an extra .27s for that, good thinking. Covering brakes be a good plan in higher risk situations I think

[DrunkenMistake]

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[Spearfish]

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Yeah, yeah
shyt the fourth nearly fell asleep by itself

[DrunkenMistake]

Yeah, yeah
shyt the fourth nearly fell asleep by itself

Yah I blinked the same time as it took off :[

[jaffaonajappa]

Heh. guess them xbox days pay dividends after all...

[ducatilover]

My reaction time was .23 or something, I was waiting for the drop bears, so a little slower than usual.

[CRF119]

Average was 0.23 fastest was 0.16. Now try this after a few drinks and see if it gets slower as you get drunker

Also i friend of mine knew a guy who set his bike up with cruise control so he could smoke weed and ride.

[koba]

If my memory serves me correctly I think there was a thing on the telly years ago with Clarkson vs Shumacher in a reaction test, the both got the same.
Shumachers wasn't any better than average.

Then they put them on a rally simulator and Shumacher wasted Clarkson.
He was better able to respond to what was coming up and set the car up to be in a better position.

Then they rigged up some device that showed where they were looking as they went; Clarkson was looking in front of him whereas Shumacher was looking as far ahead as possible.

It's the same on the road, most people look right in front of them, that's why they follow so close.
This applies to riders and drivers.

I've been racing a while now and I know I have a better than average understanding of the physics (Not the equations!) of a moving vehicle, enough so that the average driver on the road scares the living shit out of me.

[Oakie]

.2968 best attempt.

Woo hoo. .2202 tonight.

[matdaymon]

[koba]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...24473044901440

I think this may be what I was prattling on about, I don't have the connection to check.
May be worth a look if you have flash internet.

[Flip]

Avarage .1798 which is good for a fat old fart on a harley.

[jaffaonajappa]

Avarage .1798 which is good for a fat old fart on a harley.

Riding a Harley - you Need better reactions

[release_the_bees]

0.2966 average. Best was 0.267, worst was 0.334.