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>> At that speed, the driver's momentum was around 67.000 kg*m/s. So? Any large truck moving below the speed limit and being perfectly safe can have vastly mo
by sandworm101 4y ago
>> At that speed, the driver's momentum was around 67.000 kg*m/s.
So? Any large truck moving below the speed limit and being perfectly safe can have vastly more energy. And a speeding motorcycle will have vastly less. In a highly-regulated behavior such as driving, negligence is not a function of energy. It is a matter of law rather than physics.
- dane-pgp 4y agoTo be fair, Conservation of Energy is a law.
- sandworm101 4y agoYa, but that law isn't well respected. It hasn't been tested let alone affirmed by any court. It is very likely not constitutional. I would not cite it.