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Head on at 60 MPHAug 31 '00 Write an essay on this topic.This evening in Los Angeles we were treated to our daily car chase (actually we had two today - a high speed and a low speed). A stolen car was chased on a few different freeways until it finally transitioned onto a freeway into oncoming traffic. The stolen car barreled down the carpool lane at about 60 MPH and within minutes collided with a Toyota Camry; also going about 60 MPH. To everyone's amazement nobody was killed; they were injured but no critically. As of now they're in =serious= condition. The clip on TV shows the collision and it is clear that the airbags on both vehicles deployed and the front-ends were demolished. Although the news reporter said they hit at the force of 120 MPH I know there is some other calculation to determine kinetic energy (thanks to the Discovery Channel); the force of the impact might actually have been a couple hundred miles per hour. The long and short of this is in this case airbags looked like a good thing and I don't know if the occupants were wearing seatbelts but I'm glad my wife drives a Camry. Now if you can keep people from crossing their legs in front of; and propping their feet on the airbag compartment they could save your life - hopefully without your foot in your mouth or a broken back.  |
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