Originally Posted by womble
Headfirst into a solid object at, say, 25mph? I'd say that runs a pretty good chance of being fatal.
What I find interesting is that all five occupants of the van had minor injuries. I wonder how that happened?
Well, assuming the van crumples and the bike crumples, that absorbs a lot of impact, most people, when they run into a solid object, usually hit with their front wheel first.
Last year I flew into a trench in the road at around 20mph, flew off, and landed on my head, cracked a rib, was able to ride to work and continue a full working day.
I wouldn't say completely fatal, maybe 50/50.