rearended - was psychiatrist' contest (fwd)

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

If at all possible shift into neutral and let off the brake pedal. 
However this may not apply if there is a car right in front of you. If 
you have some room, I would reapply the brakes right after impact...

Alex


> 
> 
> > Ease up on the brake pedal so that the car can absorb some of the impact and
> > think to myself "Oh shit this is gonna hurt"  The car hit's me from the rear
> > shoves me to within 2 inches of the number 3 car, Breaks all the rubber
> > 
> > Eric Fletcher S.O.C.
> > '87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
> > St. Louis, MO
> > 
> > STEADIRIC@aol.com
> > 
> > 
> 	This activates a question I've frequently pondered.  What to do 
> when you know you're about to be rear-ended.  I know it's a non-linear, 
> highly complex situation with multiple output goals, e.g.optimizing car 
> survival; optimizing passenger and driver survival(is the order here a 
> Freudian slip); and less important but still to be considered 
> the impact (no pun intended, but not bad for me) on the car in front and 
> the one bearing down on me.
> 	I know there is no yes/no answer but the thinking others have put 
> into this question will be appreciated.  TIA
> 
> Berthann
> 
> 1988 5KCSTQ; 126K and counting; keep surprising and delighting me with 
> those hi numbers
>