As it is likely that both cars are driven by the same loop on a crash
test facility, both cars were travelling at 40mph in opposing
directions. There are not to many crash test facilities around that can
handle 80mph.
Anyway it does not matter what speed both cars are travelling as long as
the difference is 80mph in opposing directions.
They way a car is built is not important, the forces generated during
impact on the occupants (and pedestrians) are although one folows from
the other.
The G-levels correlated with injuries all started with Colonel John P.
Stapp way back in 1947 in the Mojave dessert.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Guy R Day schreef:
>> An 80 MPH closing speed means both vehicles were travelling at 40
>> MPH. <snip>
> Noooo, an 80mph closing speed means one vehicle was doing 80, the
> other 0. There again, it could mean one was doing 55 and the other 135
> if they were both travelling in the same direction. It does not
> necessarily mean the closing speed should be equally divided between
> vehicles.
>
> As far as injuries go, it is the rate of deceleration or degree of
> vehicle intrusion into your flesh that matters. The slower the
> deceleration the better - but a slow deceleration accompanied by an
> intrusion of vehicle component into flesh ain't too good, usually it's
> more painful
> We should be talking about the manner in which vehicles are built -
> not forces generated during impacts - although there is good
> correlation as most people tend to puncture or split around the same
> limits.
>
> I would be interested in the source of crash testing done at 80mph for
> driver injury if any-one can help with a link.
> If Chevy are claiming just a foot injury in a closing speed 80mph
> impact let their CEO sit in the drivers' seat to prove it, otherwise
> I'll accept they are liars.
>
> Guy R Day
>
>
>
>>>
>>> While I completely believe that modern cars a significantly safer
>>> than their
>>> 50's-60's counterparts, something doesn't seem right.
>>>
>>> With an 80 MPH impact speed, I am amazed that the driver of the new
>>> Chevy
>>> would only sustain foot injuries. Are there any experts on the list
>>> that
>>> could comment. I was under the impression that at that impact speed,
>>> even in
>>> modern cars your chances of serious injury or death is very high.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> BJ8
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