On: Former Amazon star exec killed in bike accident

[aaronblohowiak]

Even so, your center of gravity is much higher than in a car so you are not going to be able to brake as fast without flipping.

[dasil003 → aaronblohowiak]

You can adjust your center of gravity on a bike.

[emn13 → dasil003]

It's still nowhere near as stable as a car with 4 wheels and all that metal close to the road.

[dredmorbius → aaronblohowiak]

You've got a lot more ability to shift your weight on a bike than on a car.

The only time my rear wheel has left the ground while braking is when I've tried to do it intentionally. And I've made plenty of hard stops in thousands of miles of riding.

[jtheory → aaronblohowiak]

Your mass is far lower, though.