The Physics Behind Car Crashes

Guinnessy writes "Physics Today has an article on Vehicle Design and the Physics of Traffic Safety. The article analyzes in detail typical crashes experienced between cars, and cars with SUVs'. According to Marc Ross, Deena Patel, and Tom Wenzel, "The evidence is compelling that body-on-frame light trucks cannot safely coexist with passenger cars under existing conditions. That problem is critical because so many light trucks are used nowadays as car substitutes." They suggest some ways in which both cars and SUVs' can be redesigned to improve safety. Meanwhile Detriot News reports on a Pediatrics journal study says that claims that children are no safer in SUVs than cars because of the rollover risks."

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You are a fucking imbecile

[flyinwhitey]

"Too bad they are not thinking about the people they will murder though."

How do you jackasses mod this jackass up, when he's equating driving an SUV with murder?

"I guess it re-inforces the stereotype of the SUV driver as the guy who doesn't give a shit about anybody else except themselves."

Maybe, but your moronic post reinforce the stereotype of the "Green Taliban", don't give a shit about reality, don't give a shit about facts, just throw around words like murder and watch the other ignoramuses mod you up.