Crumple zone

velocity of the driver. In addition to decreasing the velocity of the driver, it also lengthens the stopping distance a passenger travels before impacting on another car or some other hard surface. Crumple zones were not invented until nineteen-fifty-three after automobile designers saw that cars were rigid bodies causing most of the force transferred to the occupants rather than being absorbed by the car. This led to many fatal accidents (Raiciu, Tudor). Isaac Newton first and second law can be used in understanding why crumple zones are needed. We know that an object tends to keep moving at same speed and the same direction unless acted upon and that force equals mass multiplied by acceleration. Translate that into an accident and that equals the force experienced by the automobile and passengers of the vehicles decreases if the distance of the vehicle stop increases. There are…

Crumple zones are structural features mainly used in automobiles such as cars and trucks. They are designed to absorb the energy from the impact during a traffic collision by controlled deformation. Normally located at the front part of the vehicle, in order to absorb the impact of a head-on collision, though they may be found on other parts of vehicles as well. Crumple zones, are secondary safety features, this is due to the fact that secondary safety features only come into play once you have…

It also directly stated key physics terms that is involved in the use of the seatbelt, such as inertia and velocity. This Internet site had no bias as it was simply referring to facts about the seatbelt and how it is used. There was no ones opinion written within the website. The website itself seems credible as not anyone can contribute to the article. This is because it has a single Author. It also has many other articles on other safety implementations within a car, such as airbags and…

Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion and Crumple Zones Crumple Zones design and function The crumple zone is the front and the rear of a motor vehicle that is designed to crumple without difficulty and to absorb the force of the impact in a crash. Crumple zones are also known as crush zones and they absorb energy in a crash so that it doesn’t transmit to the occupants as much. The zones are now made in cars to prevent death for occupants or serious injuries when in a crash. The front of the vehicle…

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