Me thinks Brakes and maneuver instead of Horn would be a better option here


Nice work, Amigo; however (being devil's advocate here), if at 60 kph (37.3 mph) his emergency stop distance would be a minimum of 66 feet. His perception response time (1.6 sec) would be 87 feet. Total perception to stop would then equal 153 feet.
Just saying . . .
 
You bastard, I wish I didn't see that video. I love dogs and hearing that dog cry when he got his broke my heart.

He was definitely riding WAY too fast for that area, in my town the speed limit in area's like that is 40KPH. He is an arsehole.

Second thing, the owner of that dog is a *****as well. Never let your dog off the leash, especially near a **** street!!
 
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If people would just take care of there animals this kind of sh*t would not happen

Hey Bug Teeth!
Fat Boy knows better that to use "there" when the proper word is "their"!


PS: I do agree with you about keeping the animal safe. Poor dog may have just escaped and become confused.
 
I think you're high on perception/response time. Whenever one is on a motorcycle he/she is (or should be) in a state of heightened awareness, especially for transitory hazards. In such a state, average adult (non-impaired) response time from perception to application of brakes could be as short as .75 seconds, or less than 1/2 of what you're quoting. (I, myself, have been professionally tested at .61). I am aware of human factors experts ringing in, as you do, at 1.5 seconds or longer, but they are, ordinarily, considering situations where a heightened state of awareness is not present, or distractions (passenger conversations, radios, cell phones and the like) are present. Plus, if we assume that the brakes on his sport bike are high powered (and possibly, ABS), then we might also shave a few feet off of the stopping distance. (I understand that neither of us is controlling for coefficient of friction of the roadway surface, since, in this problem, that is an unknown. Likewise, we cannot control for the condition of the rider as impaired or unimpaired, nor can we control for the rider's level of skill - especially braking skill.)

Indeed, I could be totally off in my estimate of his initial distance, it might have been as little as 60 feet or as much as 150 feet. Without knowing more about the camera focal length and lens angle of view - these are variable also.

All things considered, your estimate, given what we know here, is just as likely as my own and neither could be conclusively eliminated. That's what makes this kind of thing so much fun.
 
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