head on GMR

[glhs837]

Now, what about weight difference?

 

[Merlin99]

I was the second accident, the one in front of McDonald's
I was NOT at fault, NOT speeding, and had all my windows cleaned off.
Some lady avoiding the first accident decided to make a U-turn and didn't look to her left before hitting me.

How come when you click on one of the pictures, the headline is for a fatal school bus accident?

 

[MarieB]

Where is the rest of the body?

That's what I thought too when I saw the thread title. Eek

 

[inkah]

I was the second accident, the one in front of McDonald's
I was NOT at fault, NOT speeding, and had all my windows cleaned off.
Some lady avoiding the first accident decided to make a U-turn and didn't look to her left before hitting me.

wow - irony

did you get pix anyway?

 

[inkah]

I edited my original post and quoted their sentence.

The very next sentence in the article is even worse but there was no play on words, just REALLY bad grammar.

This is perfectly acceptable.

Take this for instance:
I was going to the store, but the kid called to say there is no milk left because of the heavy rain, so I am no longer going.

 

[MMDad]

Now, what about weight difference?

If one car weighs twice as much, then the total energy of the crash will be (2M*V) + (M+V). The total energy of the crash would be greater. Each vehicle would be subjected to half the force at impact, then it comes down to how the vehicle absorbs the energy. If they crumple differently, they will absorb energy differently.

So with a heavy vehicle hitting a light vehicle, both at 50 MPH, the heavy vehicle will absorb less energy than hitting a wall, and the light vehicle will absorb more energy than hitting a wall.

 

[glhs837]

If one car weighs twice as much, then the total energy of the crash will be (2M*V) + (M+V). The total energy of the crash would be greater. Each vehicle would be subjected to half the force at impact, then it comes down to how the vehicle absorbs the energy. If they crumple differently, they will absorb energy differently.

So with a heavy vehicle hitting a light vehicle, both at 50 MPH, the heavy vehicle will absorb less energy than hitting a wall, and the light vehicle will absorb more energy than hitting a wall.

So, a 4800lb Trailblazer going 30mph hits a 3100lb Neon going 30mph.....

 

[Baja28]

Nope.

No lie, I am very meticulous about my shopping lists. They are on an Excel spreadsheet, catalogued by aisles in the store where I can find everything.

I can zip in and out of the grocery store pretty quickly because I am so methodical about my lists.

 

[Baja28]

Two cars going 45 MPH hit head on, there damage is exactly the same as a single car going 45 MPH into a concrete stationary wall..

 

[MMDad]

So, a 4800lb Trailblazer going 30mph hits a 3100lb Neon going 30mph.....

It still won't be like hitting anything at 60.

With crumple, angle of impact, and a lot of other variables, the actual energy transfer is too complex for me to calculate. Most likely the Neon would get more damage than a 30 MPH crash into a wall, and the trailblazer less. But neither would get 60 MPH damage.

 

[MMDad]

Makes you happy you're single?