Monday, October 29, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Darwinian Population Control plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Darwinian Population Control plus 2 more

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Darwinian Population Control

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Population Control
Is this the way nature tries to control the ever growing population?

A Darwin approach to the strongest survives...?

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Video: Why Hi-Viz Clothing Do Not Always Work

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Video clip
The Netherlands flag
Here's a video of a nasty crash between a car and a very courageous motorcycle police man in The Netherlands. The motorcycle cop rides up to the right lane of a motorway to move cars to the left so that an upcoming ambulance can merge into traffic without a problem.

Despite having very bright colored jacket and a strobe light, the car never saw the poor cop and ran right into him. Other cars (and truck) did see him and moved to the left lane, except one. The driver was not paying attention, so no matter what motorcycle jacket he would have had on, it would not have saved him.

The cop was badly injured but did live. But it's a miracle. And he was "lucky" that he was escorting an ambulance who was able to give first aid.

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MotoGP: This Photo Sums Up The 2012 Season

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Lorenzo Sleeping
MotoGP logo
Despite being an enormous fan of MotoGP racing, it's a motorcycle sport that has been less than competitive for a couple of years now. Even Valentino Rossi has to admit the motorcycle race has become boring. All the artificial limitations imposed on the sport, penalties for riders who dare overtake, too many technical constraints, and not enough "showman" racers makes the sport more and more difficult to watch.

It was great watching Jorge Lorenzo win the championship again, he deserved it. Seeing Casey Stoner win his home race as head-alien was cool as well. But if there's one photo that sums up the 2012 season, it's this one:

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