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Article #17453Re: Electric motorcycles aren't safe
From: Bluto Blutarsky
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:24
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:24
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Gilchrist wrote: > On Sep 14, 11:21 am, Alan Truism <alan.tru...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Sep 14, 10:18 am, BryanUT <nestl...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33853/113/ >> 0-60 in .97 seconds?!! >> >> He did call it a "KillaCycle" after all. >> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Los Angeles (CA) - The inventor of the "KillaCycle" electric >> motorcycle almost killed himself during a demonstration at the Wired >> NextFest conference. Bill Dube, a government scientist during the day >> and electric bike builder at night, did a "burn out" in front of the >> Los Angeles Convention Center, but accidentally accelerated too much >> and crashed into a Minivan. >> >> Luckily we were able to interview Dube before the crash. He was quite >> proud of his bike and told us that it was the quickest electric bike >> in existence. Using A123 Systems lithium-ion batteries, the >> KillaCycle can go zero to 60 miles-per-hour in a mind numbing .97 >> seconds. It also has a top speed of 158 MPH. >> >> Dube fatefully told us that the batteries are "more powerful than >> anything else" on the market. Well they were indeed the most powerful >> because they hurtled Dube and his bike into another vehicle. You can >> watch the demonstration and initial interview in the above video. >> >> The crash threw Dube into the air and he landed on his back onto the >> hot Los Angeles asphalt. Luckily he was conscious, breathing and had >> feeling in all his fingers and toes. Paramedics from the Los Angeles >> Fire Department arrived and took Dube to the hospital for x-rays. > > What do we learn from this? ... always wear a cup??? b > > -- > -- Sometimes I'm in a good mood. Sometimes I'm in a bad mood. When all my moods have cum to pass i hope they bury me upside down so the world can kiss me porcelain, white, Irish bottom.
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