Car choice for motorcycle enthusiasts

[GoldOxide_imp]

Forget sailing on ice. The future will be much warmer. Floridians will flock to Canada (wait, they kinda already do) to find some relief from the heat (good luck).

[peterbaron]

(Wikipedia)

"It was called La Jamais Contente, meaning Never Satisfied and was the first in the history of mankind to overcome the barrier of dreams - 100 km/h. On April 29, 1899, the cigar-like silver-red car pulled exactly 105.88 km/h-65.8 miles/h, causing ecstasy in the press all over the world.

La Jamais Contante was equipped with two electric motors with a total power of 50 kW and weighed 1,450 kg (3,197 lbs) with batteries.
At the helm of the vehicle sat its creator, the famous Red Devil, Camille Jenatzy, a redheaded Belgian engineer, known for not afraid of anything ..."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jamais_Contente /GW

[the Ferret]

Lol and he wasn't even wearing a helmet

[GoldOxide_imp]

(Wikipedia)

"It was called La Jamais Contente, meaning Never Satisfied and was the first in the history of mankind to overcome the barrier of dreams - 100 km/h. On April 29, 1899, the cigar-like silver-red car pulled exactly 105.88 km/h-65.8 miles/h, causing ecstasy in the press all over the world.

La Jamais Contante was equipped with two electric motors with a total power of 50 kW and weighed 1,450 kg (3,197 lbs) with batteries.
At the helm of the vehicle sat its creator, the famous Red Devil, Camille Jenatzy, a redheaded Belgian engineer, known for not afraid of anything ..."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jamais_Contente /GW

They did have photography in 1899 ...

[Cormanus]

He’s still not wearing a helmet.

[Houtman_imp]

He’s still not wearing a helmet.

And probably no air bags either !

[Cormanus]

Do you think it has ABS?

[jimgl3_imp]

what is c-a-r?

[GoldOxide_imp]

Just imagine what a high speed flip would do?

Think: "human crayon".

[Gone in 60]

Remember, in those days, the belief was that you'd be better of if you were thrown clear of the flying wreck before it landed on top of you.
We had a 1915 Stutz board track racer in the Petersen, and that was my answer when people asked "where are the seat belts?"
It usually garnered a cringe.