Question

true or false: at the moment of impact in a vehicle collision, unbelted occupants are still traveling at the vehicles original speed. make your selection below. then, click or tap submit.

true
false

Explanation:

Analyze the physics of a collision

Using the Stages of a Collision knowledge point

During a vehicle crash, there are actually three distinct collisions that occur:

1. The vehicle collision (the car hitting an external object and stopping).
2. The human collision (the occupants inside hitting the car's interior).
3. The internal collision (the occupants' internal organs hitting their skeletal structure).

Because of inertia, when the vehicle suddenly stops upon impact, any unbelted occupants continue moving forward at the vehicle's original speed until they strike an object inside the vehicle (like the steering wheel, windshield, or dashboard) that forces them to stop. Therefore, at the moment of impact, unbelted occupants are indeed still traveling at the vehicle's original speed.

Answer:

• True (Correct answer)
• False