Re: Safety

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

Tony Lum wrote:
> 
> I think that no car could protect you from hitting a concrete pillar at
> 100+ MPH.  Just a stupid unfortunate accident.
> 
> Tony
 
I have to agree with Tony here. There are laws of physics at work here
that a car simple can't overcome. If you figure that the car
decellerated from 100 to 0 mph in about 5 feet (front of Benz to
footwell). That presents a huge g force to the passengers. How many g's
I don't know, but this is what tears up internal organs. Maybe a lister
who is good with physics can figure this out? Maybe figure another foot
for seat belt webbing (if they were wearing them). By the way, that's
why you should replace your seatbelts after an accident. They are
designed to stretch and change your forward motion into heat in the belt
material and prevent you from decellerating to rapidly.
Wolff
P.S. Driving safely whether defensively or offensively is the key here
and of course having a good machine to drive helps.