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vlsdo t1_ja1m1ae wrote

Apart from not being able to see the road in front of you (and thus not able to avoid potholes or oil slicks), it's not that bad. Even if the truck hits the brakes hard, as long as you react quickly, you can stop much faster.

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Kyetsi t1_ja2h4cp wrote

yeah no if the truck brakes hard theres no chance in hell the guy has a chance to react..

you grossly overestimate the human reaction time especially when being that close to the truck.

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seamustheseagull t1_ja2h4v5 wrote

You can't react quicker at this distance. Amazing how much faith people put in their reaction times.

If the truck hits the brakes to stop (say there's a queue of traffic ahead), you will have about 300ms to hit the brakes on your bike after you notice the truck brake lights come on.

Go do a reaction test online to see just how quick 300ms is.

You might manage to react in time for a minor brake check or lapse in concentration from the driver. But for an actual slow down, you're fucked.

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