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Old 12-19-23, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan K
It entirely depends on the speed at the time of impact.
Human body is quite fragile. A bicycle does not impart human body with any magical powers. LD50 for human in a free fall is merely 40 feet (which translates into about 25MPH at the time of impact, I think, you may want to confirm it). And this does not include transfer of momentum from the large mass of car.
Nope. 35 mph.
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