golfournut
Veteran Expediter
So I'm watching a Dragnet tv show from 1967.
The show is about traffic accidents. Among the stats that was stated in the first 2 min, these 2 stand out for me.
1) 1 out of every 9 cars registered in the US is registered in California.
2) A study quoted by Cornell University. What happens during the 1st 1 second of a head on collision at 55 mph. The speed limit at that time on LA freeways was 65.
.1 second - grill and bumper crumble
.2 second - fenders begin to crumple
.3 second - hood crumbles, car starts to slow down
.4 second - knees break, motor starts moving
.5 second - brake pedal is broken, doors open, steering begins to collapse
.6 second - car down to 35 mph, contents of the vehicle are still traveling at 55, driver impaled on steering wheel.
.7 second - front row people are in the windshield. They're dead!
The last .3 seconds doesn't matter anymore.
I wonder how today's technology compares!
Back to the show.
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The show is about traffic accidents. Among the stats that was stated in the first 2 min, these 2 stand out for me.
1) 1 out of every 9 cars registered in the US is registered in California.
2) A study quoted by Cornell University. What happens during the 1st 1 second of a head on collision at 55 mph. The speed limit at that time on LA freeways was 65.
.1 second - grill and bumper crumble
.2 second - fenders begin to crumple
.3 second - hood crumbles, car starts to slow down
.4 second - knees break, motor starts moving
.5 second - brake pedal is broken, doors open, steering begins to collapse
.6 second - car down to 35 mph, contents of the vehicle are still traveling at 55, driver impaled on steering wheel.
.7 second - front row people are in the windshield. They're dead!
The last .3 seconds doesn't matter anymore.
I wonder how today's technology compares!
Back to the show.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using EO Forums mobile app
