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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Biggles on March 25, 2015, 09:51:33 PM

Title: How fast can you ride with your eyes closed?
Post by: Biggles on March 25, 2015, 09:51:33 PM

Did you know the record is currently held by Billy Baxter, of the UK at 265.33 km/h?

Now read about the next attempt on the record...  by a blind bloke!

http://tinyurl.com/o6otq72 (http://tinyurl.com/o6otq72)

Will that white cane be long enough?

Title: Re: How fast can you ride with your eyes closed?
Post by: hobs on March 26, 2015, 09:03:24 AM

WHY??????

Title: Re: How fast can you ride with your eyes closed?
Post by: Tipsy on March 26, 2015, 09:46:58 AM

 :wht11 py
I dont know about speed but after working night shift feeding the drunks and I am a hero idiots 
 and Nine out of ten caused by the girlfriend flirting with some unsuspecting mug outside night clubs.
After parking and cleaning said vans I would proceed to take the exact same route home.
and at sometime along said route go into a sleep mode of some sort  and awaken going thru a set of green lights.
now to have gotten there from the last spot I remember I would have had to driven thru quite
a few intersections and traffic lights....
needless to say after that happened 3 times I quit the job.

Tipsy & Tirvy

Title: Re: How fast can you ride with your eyes closed?
Post by: Kev Murphy on March 26, 2015, 07:40:15 PM

I had a mate who attempted to ride home from the pub while blind one night.... didn't even manage turning from the carpark to the exit road.... :grin
.. and this at extreme SLOW speed.

Title: Re: How fast can you ride with your eyes closed?
Post by: alans1100 on March 26, 2015, 08:05:44 PM

On a similar note I saw a piece about a blind push bike rider on one of Richard Hammonds shows using a system based on bat sonar.

The clip I found is a bit long at 13 minutes with the push bike part starting at about the 10 minute mark

https://youtu.be/yC-oJqAIO3M

Title: Re: How fast can you ride with your eyes closed?
Post by: Brock on March 26, 2015, 08:30:32 PM

Did you notice the guys eyes???

Having been sighted, his eyes know where to point when hearing the sounds, or in this case feeling the vibrations. Amazing how the mind works.