Originally Posted by
rm -rf
At 20 mph, a rider travels 29 feet per second (20*5280/(60*60)) With a best case .25 second reaction time, that's over 7 feet traveled before any steering movement is even started. So it's hard to avoid a sudden crash immediately ahead.
True, however, the bike in front of you is moving forward at the same speed, at least at the start of the sequence.
Even then you've got very limited opportunity to react. Hence my point about anticipating potential problems.