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Article: The case of the murderous momentum.(momentum during auto accidents)(Brief Article)
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- Design News
- Article date:
- July 16, 2001
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It's a dark and stormy night. You are traveling in a car going 60 mph on a single-lane road. Suddenly a car's headlights appear in the gloom, barreling down upon you at 60 mph. You hit the brakes, to no avail. Your first thought is *!@!--I should have had the pads replaced. Your second thought: *!@! Your only options: hit the car or swerve and hit a brick wall head-on. What should you do?
Had a forensic engineer been called to the scene to investigate your accident, one of his or her objectives would be to determine the speed(s) of the vehicle(s) involved. There are several methods for obtaining this information that will be discussed in later articles. All of ...