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Old 06-28-2008, 01:05 PM   #23 (permalink)
ttoyoda
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Non-tadpole trikes scare me
This video shows a carfully engineered test by highly trained individuals working under strictly controlled conditions to illustrate the hazard.

As the rollover starts, the natural instinct is for the driver to brake hard to slow down, I think this makes the problem worse.

With a tadpole trike this problem is reduced. Also, the tadpole design fits in better with the lowest drag shape shell, which is round (largest cross section) in the front and comes to a knife edge in back.
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