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In a collision unbelted rear seat occupants can become high speed projectiles striking people in the front seat?
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Is it true that unbelted rear seat occupants in a collision can become high-speed projectiles striking people in the front seat so front seat passengers risk of death greatly increases?
True
Are you more likely to survive a collision if you are thrown from the vehicle?
No. "Experts have found it is usually the second collision that injures and kills people. When one car hits another car or object, this is the first collision. The second collision occurs when unbelted occupants are thrown into or around the car's interior or thrown from the vehicle. If an occupant is seat belted, there is no second collision" From http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/aia/cyberspokesman/99-07/safety2.htm
If a vehicle is traveling at 55 mph how fast will the unbelted occupants still be going at the moment of impact?
55 mph.. the unbelted occupants would be traveling at 55 mph at the moment of impact. And, just after the vehicle come to a complete stop, the occupants will slam into the steering wheel, windshield, dashboard, c or other interior surfaces.
Why can't an unbelted person protect himself or herself in case of a collision?
It's hard to protect yourself when you're going 60 or 70 miles per hour through the air after the car suddenly stops. If you have your seatbelt on, you'll stop when the car stops and not get thrown through the window or windscreen.
What should you do if the automatic shoulder belt in your 1988 Toyota Camry is jammed in the unbelted position?
Take it to the trim shop. It probably will need replaced.
How can you use propelled in a sentence?
The unbelted crash victim was propelled right through the windshield of his car.
Why is Hulk Hogan's son in jail?
Reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, from a single vehicle crash in Clearwater FL, August 26, 2007. He was released on October 21, 2008. His unbelted passenger received life threatening injuries and is now severely and permanently brain damaged.
When a car hits a wall about how many seconds does it take for an unbelted person to hit the dash or windshield?
In an impact like that, the body travels with the speed of the vehicle. That means that your body will impact the dash or the windshield immediately after the vehicle impacts the wall. In any case it is about 0.1 sec from the time of impact, depending on the speed of the vehicle impacting the wall.
If your vehicle is traveling 55 miles an hour how fast will the unbelted occupant will still be going at he moment of impact?
55 mph. If the car stops (impact) people inside are still moving at 55 mph. They will hit the inside of the car- at 55 mph. That has the same effect as if you were standing still, and were hit by a car moving 55 mph. Messy. Wear your seatbelt.
What speed does and air bag open when hitting another car?
Airbags are designed to deploy only when they might be needed to prevent serious injury. In order for airbags to be effective they must deploy early in a crash; in a frontal crash this typically occurs within the first 50 milliseconds (0.05 seconds). A vehicle's airbag control module relies on feedback from crash sensors to predict whether an event is severe enough to warrant an airbag deployment.Frontal airbags: Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal crashes. Among airbags with advanced features that include a safety belt sensor, there are different inflation thresholds depending on whether people are using their safety belts. One threshold used by airbag designers is "must deploy" which includes a situation such as an impact into a rigid wall of 10-12 mph for unbelted occupants. The "must deploy" threshold is slightly higher - about 16 mph - for belted occupants because the belts alone are likely to provide adequate protection up to these moderate speeds. Frontal airbags may deploy to help protect occupants in side impacts if there is sufficient forward deceleration during the crash. For example, if a vehicle is moving forward at the time of a side impact, frontal airbags can help prevent serious injuries.Advanced airbags compliant with government crash performance standards have been required in all passenger vehicles effective with model year 2007. Advanced airbags are designed to suppress deployment if weight sensors in the seat detect that a front-seat passenger is small or in a child safety seat. Advanced airbags also can deploy at a lower energy level or pressure when passengers are small or out of position, or if the crash is of very low severity.Side airbags: Because of the small space between an occupant and the side of the vehicle, side airbags must deploy very quickly to cushion occupants from intruding vehicles or objects. Some airbags typically deploy within the first 10-20 milliseconds of a side crash. "Must deploy" thresholds can be as low as 8 mph for narrow object crashes (e.g., trees and poles) and 18 mph for the more distributed side crashes (vehicle-to-vehicle crashes). Several auto manufacturers deploy the side airbags in frontal crashes to help control occupant movement during the rebound phase of a crash. Some curtain side airbags may stay inflated longer to protect occupants in rollover crashes. Allowing the airbags to remain inflated or triggering their deployment during a rollover can help prevent full or partial ejection of occupants.Curtorsey: Institute for Highway Safety
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter U and 3rd letter B and 4th letter E and 5th letter L?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern U-BEL---. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter U and 3rd letter B and 4th letter E and 5th letter L. In alphabetical order, they are: umbellar umbelled umbellet unbelief unbelted
What are some eight letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter B and 4th letter E and 6th letter T and 7th letter E?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -NBE-TE-. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter N and 3rd letter B and 4th letter E and 6th letter T and 7th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: unbeaten unbelted
