What happens if you crash your car at 70 mph?
Looking at the above graph, you would be over 28 g’s for about 0.04 seconds. Note to self. Don’t crash your car into a wall if you are going 70 mph even if the car has a huge spring on it. UPDATE: I was wrong (as pointed out in the comments).
What happens if you crash into a wall at 70 mph?
This says that if you are driving and crash into a wall, you would accelerate “eyeballs out” and could take about 28 g’s for less that 0.01 seconds. This is bad. Looking at the above graph, you would be over 28 g’s for about 0.04 seconds. Note to self. Don’t crash your car into a wall if you are going 70 mph even if the car has a huge spring on it.
What’s the difference between 70 mph and 85 mph?
Now I can use that for the maximum acceleration during a collision. Here are the values for 70 mph (31 m/s) and 85 mph (38 m/s) Ok, I am happy. First, this is the acceleration at the maximum compression for a spring. However, my special spring doesn’t bounce back.
Is it dangerous to drive at high speed?
The person would actually move forward more than the car (and decrease the acceleration). The person is not rigidly attached to car (at least I hope not). Driving is dangerous. Driving is especially dangerous if there are walls in the road. I would just avoid any road like this.
Looking at the above graph, you would be over 28 g’s for about 0.04 seconds. Note to self. Don’t crash your car into a wall if you are going 70 mph even if the car has a huge spring on it. UPDATE: I was wrong (as pointed out in the comments).
What’s the safe following distance on the highway?
According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), drivers should actually leave a distance between two-to-four seconds behind the car in front, depending on their speed. For instance, if you are traveling at a speed of less than 35 mph, you should be safe with a two-second cushion.
How long does it take to hit a wall at 70 mph?
Looking at the above graph, you would be over 28 g’s for about 0.04 seconds. Note to self. Don’t crash your car into a wall if you are going 70 mph even if the car has a huge spring on it. UPDATE: I was wrong (as pointed out in the comments). The table above says that the time is in minutes, not seconds. Dooh!
Now I can use that for the maximum acceleration during a collision. Here are the values for 70 mph (31 m/s) and 85 mph (38 m/s) Ok, I am happy. First, this is the acceleration at the maximum compression for a spring. However, my special spring doesn’t bounce back.