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>> head-on collisions on the highways are extremely rare. And they aren't as dangerous as many would think. Cars have done lots to improve such collisions (ai
by sandworm101 3y ago
>> head-on collisions on the highways are extremely rare.
And they aren't as dangerous as many would think. Cars have done lots to improve such collisions (airbags, crumple zones). A head-on collision between cars is still two relatively lightweight objects. Hit a concrete wall, overpass support, cliff or tree and you are going up against an object that makes a care look like tinfoil. The head-on seems bad, but it is more survivable than having your car bisected around a tree trunk. Or get pulled under a big truck.
- xormapmap 3y agoIn terms of the physics involved, a head-on collision with a similar vehicle traveling at the same speed as you is equivalent to hitting a concrete wall.
- sandworm101 3y agoYes, in the classroom physics lesson. In reality, vehicles never hit perfectly square on to each other. They are slightly offset, causing them to rotate/spin around each other during the collision, spreading a single impact into multiple smaller ones. Or the taller car climbs over the shorter. It is very rare to see two cars squished into each other head on as would happen against a perpendicular wall.