Thought it was a giant sticker

Haha this is so awesome but I also get the feeling they know they are sooooo acting for you!

You can't react quicker at this distance. Amazing how much faith people put in their reaction times.

If the truck hits the brakes to stop (say there's a queue of traffic ahead), you will have about 300ms to hit the brakes on your bike after you notice the truck brake lights come on.

Go do a reaction test online to see just how quick 300ms is.

You might manage to react in time for a minor brake check or lapse in concentration from the driver. But for an actual slow down, you're fucked.

yeah no if the truck brakes hard theres no chance in hell the guy has a chance to react..

you grossly overestimate the human reaction time especially when being that close to the truck.

1 metre from the back of the vehicle, it doesn't matter how quickly the bike can stop. If the truck reduces speed by just 3.6km/h (approx 2mph), then you have just 1 second to notice and grab your brakes before your front wheel hits the back of the truck. If the truck really jams on, you'll hit the back of the truck before your brain has even registered that the brake lights have come on.

200 ms of human reaction time is still a lot of time

Seems like that would make arthritis worse

Good post for the sub whatswrongwithmycat

I enjoyed this. Thanks!

Fuel trucks that carrying gasoline are not as highly flammable as implied when carried properly.

now if the truck crashed... that's a different story because the air to liquid ratio is correct

No Bones day

Looks like a cat with Cerebellar Hypoplasia.

This is me after lunch.

Hey /u/FCAsheville is that next fucking level?

Holy shit its been two years already??? Wtf?

Fun fact, 18 wheelers stop way faster than you think

My arthritis makes me want to do that when my ankles aren’t up to the challenge.

Man I need to see the whole thing.

Hey name had better be Slinky!

At least this guy is cooler than you'll ever be.

That's me waking up at 3AM and slinking my way to the fridge for a glass of milk.

I tried to do that as a kid - doesn't work nearly as well when you're not a cat...

Nah, think about how much that tanker weighs full and what that means in terms of inertia, compared to a tiny motorcycle.

Apart from not being able to see the road in front of you (and thus not able to avoid potholes or oil slicks), it's not that bad. Even if the truck hits the brakes hard, as long as you react quickly, you can stop much faster.

I quit BBV about a year before the die off. So many bits I would have wanted to take.