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Old 01-11-2009, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward View Post
This ignores some basic physics.
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It certainly does, such as the impact force increasing by the square of the speed. So a mere increase of 20km/hr from 60 to 80 doubles the impact force.

An interest article -pro speed increase - http://www.smh.com.au/drive/motor-ne...1030-ho9e.html

Last edited by Astro78; 01-11-2009 at 11:28 AM. Reason: add article line
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