R.I.P. Harry Hurt

Mrs Doyle · 03-12-09, 18:11

Sadly Harry Hurt, the grand old man of motorcycle accident causation research has died due to complications - a great loss for motorcyclists throughout the world. His research was unique and a bench mark for us all.

He once said that the greatest problem with most of the human factors research is that most of the researchers don’t know “diddlysquat about motorcycles.” Investigators, he says, “have the education and research experience by the bucket, but know nothing about motorcycles, only what they’ve been told or what they’ve read or seen on television…and it really puts the blinders on them.” Such pre-conceptions and mis-conceptions can be dangerous and yield erroneous results, inspiring legislation that seriously affect all riders".

see Harry Hurt dies at 81; motorcycle accident expert -- latimes.com

The Spin Doctor · 03-12-09, 18:41

Sad news...

Horse · 03-12-09, 19:46

'One of kind' etc.

RIP

03-12-09, 18:11	#1
Mrs Doyle A Bit Bored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ards Peninsula Co. Down Posts: 29 Cash: £1647400 Thanks: 0 Thanked: 1/1	R.I.P. Harry Hurt Sadly Harry Hurt, the grand old man of motorcycle accident causation research has died due to complications - a great loss for motorcyclists throughout the world. His research was unique and a bench mark for us all. He once said that the greatest problem with most of the human factors research is that most of the researchers don’t know “diddlysquat about motorcycles.” Investigators, he says, “have the education and research experience by the bucket, but know nothing about motorcycles, only what they’ve been told or what they’ve read or seen on television…and it really puts the blinders on them.” Such pre-conceptions and mis-conceptions can be dangerous and yield erroneous results, inspiring legislation that seriously affect all riders". see Harry Hurt dies at 81; motorcycle accident expert -- latimes.com

03-12-09, 18:41	#2
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R.I.P. Harry Hurt

Sadly Harry Hurt, the grand old man of motorcycle accident causation research has died due to complications - a great loss for motorcyclists throughout the ...