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[motorcyclistonline] - Fast Bikes Save Lives
Fast Bikes Save Lives
Code BreakHorsepower has been an issue and in this month's pages it rules, but I'm more interested in how it affects riders; in particular their safety. In many countries, France for example, motorcycles are limited to 100 horsepower. Now the French government is proposing a 12 percent tax on bikes over that limit. What is it, a safety issue or a revenue stream for the government? I say revenue stream because speed-the logical result from big-hp bikes-is not a major cause of accidents. In our own landmark Hurt Report, the average speed of the 900 accidents studied was below 30 mph. Photo Gallery: Fast Bikes Save Lives - Motorcyclist Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Click here for full story...
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