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by blunte 2048 days ago
I would rather be run into by a guy who is riding a light electric step rather than a heavy middle aged man zooming along on a heavy electric bike.
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JoeAltmaier 2048 days ago
Not sure you would know the difference. Hit at 20MPH differential speed is a lights-out moment.
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blunte 2048 days ago
Sure you would. It's a matter of masses. If I were a brick wall, you could hit me at 30 and you would probably take the worst of the exchange.

If we are both of equal size and mass, the damage will be approximately shared.

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JoeAltmaier 2048 days ago
Of course if you were a brick wall, those two things are the same. Instantly accelerating to zero. If you were a moving brick wall, that's different.

But my comment is this: 20MPH is fast. The damage is grievous. Dead or nearly dead.

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