单词 | lowside crash |
释义 | > as lemmaslowside crash A type of accident caused by a motorcycle losing traction on a road surface, typically resulting in the rider coming off and both motorcycle and rider sliding along the ground. Cf. lowside v. Also attributive, as lowside crash, lowside fall, etc. Cf. highside n. ΚΠ 1981 H. H. Hurt et al. Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors & Countermeasures (Univ. Southern Calif.: Traffic Safety Center) II. 2 If the motorcycle falls to the inside during this slide-out, the result is a low-side fall. 1993 Cycle World Nov. 74/2 The Australian grand prix regulars..were also tripped up by oil deposited on the racetrack, resulting in a minor lowside. 2002 Amer. Motorcyclist Nov. 6/3 I had just experienced firsthand this same kind of lowside due to underinflation. 2006 Burnley Express (Nexis) 22 Aug. Hodgson suffered a lowside crash while running in third position on lap two. 2011 Cairns (Queensland) Post 16 May 46 [He] suffered a lowside when in ninth place on lap five and had to return his machine back to the pits for his first non finish in his rookie campaign. < as lemmas |
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