At 21:28 26/07/2006, Ravi Rao wrote:
It is *highly* debatable, IMO, if "powerful engines" have much to do with why taking a high speed moto down a US freeway is more risky than driving a dinky hero honda on Indian streets.
not the engines perhaps, but the speed, certainly. the average speed on a european highway is well over 100 kmph, sustainable for 100s of km at a time. traffic speed in india is a fraction of that, and the risk of serious injury thus much lower.
drivers are certainly "aware" of motorcycles in europe or the US; it's just much harder to avoid running over a fallen bik(er) at 100 kmph than it is at 50kmph. and falling when you're at 100kmph is also much worse!
-rishab
