1. Seatbelts
... Kg m/s Impulse I=MU/t I=70*16.6/3.8 I=305N So your body will weigh about 610kg when you are breaking hard, a force it is difficult for any person to withstand. Now in the context of a head on accident at around 60km/hr the force exerted on your body is greatly increased. In the event of such an accident it will take the car approximately ... it on, how can it possible protect me? An inertia-reel seat belt works on the same principle as Newtons First law. Its mechanism includes a pendulum, which hangs vertically under ordinary driving conditions. If the car should suddenly stop, however,...
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