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Message: <blockquote data-quote="torch" data-source="post: 1462837" data-attributes="member: 1295">That's exactly how a friend of mine was killed. Stopped at a red light behind a vehicle. The SUV behind apparently didn't see the red light or the stopped vehicles and plowed into her at an estimated 60kph. The impact folded the back of the bike up 90° so the passenger backrest struck her neck just below the helmet. It's doubtful that the result would have differed if she was angled to the left when struck, but witnesses said she seemed to realize her peril at the last second and turned her bars to the left as if to attempt to escape. Maybe that split second of delay was the difference; it is possible that if she was already aimed at her escape route she might have had enough time to lessen the blow by immediately accelerating.</blockquote>