Why Do You Swerve to the Right When You Know You Will Get a Head on Collision
- homo_ner [OP]
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swerving versus head on standoff
I was recently in an blow and have been reading a lot most collisions. In my case an incoming motorcar spun out of control and into my lane. I had near no time to react but did swerve right to avoid a direct affect. The commuter side hood of my Honda was crushed but the seat cabin was not impacted at all (we are fine with pocket-sized cuts and bruises).
Since then I have read anecdotally here and at that place that you lot should avoid swerving and hit the object caput-on since that was how the motorcar was designed. However, this goes against laws of physics and gut reflexes. I am wondering what the hard evidence for this is as it is something for me to consider in the future.
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- poedua
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homo_ner wrote: ↑I was recently in an blow and accept been reading a lot about collisions. In my instance an incoming car spun out of control and into my lane. I had virtually no time to react but did swerve right to avoid a direct bear on. The driver side hood of my Honda was crushed simply the seat cabin was non impacted at all (we are fine with minor cuts and bruises).
Since then I have read anecdotally here and in that location that yous should avoid swerving and hit the object head-on since that was how the car was designed. Notwithstanding, this goes against laws of physics and gut reflexes. I am wondering what the hard testify for this is equally it is something for me to consider in the future.
Those are people who's surviving family members have ' Darwin Awards ' sitting on their shelves. 
So, a auto is coming you at 80 km/ hr and you are heading toward it doing eighty km/ hour - purposely driving ' caput on ' into a car at those speeds is somewhat like purposely driving your car ' head on ' into a physical wall at 160 km / 60 minutes. I don't call up prophylactic ' frontal ' crash tests are done at 160 km / hour.
My question to you would simply be, what are your odds of avoid avoiding a standoff altogether by swerving and than your odds of avoiding a collision past purposely trying to hit another car ' caput on ' ?
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- gostinger
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By swerving to avoid you offset the bending of collision and distributed the force of the impact to be absorbed past dissimilar areas of the car. Also like a previous affiche said the force of the caput on could have also acquired more serious injuries for you or the other party.I was driving a motorcoach going through an intersection and a car flew through a red and hitting me (tboned) near the back wheels, as it happened I caught a glimpse of her coming and I naturally swerved to the left changing the angle of affect.The car was destroyed front and back sides but she survived with minimal injuries. I know that by changing my angle it distributed the impairment throughout the car and probably saved her life since she probably would have gone under the back wheels and I really wouldn't desire that effect. I was not in service at that fourth dimension fortunately and so I was the only person on board.
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accidents are carve up seconds decisions then just go with your gut man, you can talk virtually how to avoid and stuff simply when the fourth dimension comes do you think you will remember?
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- poedua
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pbgroupies wrote: ↑accidents are separate seconds decisions so simply go with your gut man, you can talk about how to avoid and stuff but when the time comes practise you recollect you volition recall?
" to minimize injury at highway speed, always drive directly into another vehicle ' head-on ' " - Darwin Driving School 101
Just a great driving school....other lesser quality schools teach such bogus defensive driving concepts like " How to Avoid a fatal caput on collision "..... 
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poedua wrote: ↑" to minimize injury at highway speed, always drive direct into another vehicle ' caput-on ' " - Darwin Driving School 101
But a great driving school....other lesser quality schools teach such artificial defensive driving concepts like " How to Avoid a fatal head on standoff ".....
so what yous are proverb is that this driver was wrong to hit the car? and so he should have turned right and hit cars on the right and cause other accidents? or should he plough left into the median and catapult himself into the other side of the highway to oncoming cars? 
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If your motorcar is bad on the pocket-sized overlap examination, this might very well exist true.
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Not certain almost anyone only my gut reflex is to swerve instead of thinking I should stay my grade and striking this car head on. i have air bags to protect me. Now I nether stand why we have and then many caput collisions.
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- mofesto
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If at that place is a motorcar in the lane beside me, I'm sorry, but I'k going head-on. No way I'm risking an increase to my insurance if someone else caused the blow. In cases like this it helps to accept a heavy vehicle, because you won't feel that impact as much. Hence the reason that SUV's are and so pop.
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- ns1225
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aqnd wrote: ↑If your car is bad on the small overlap test, this might very well be truthful.
I guess information technology would be proficient reading most small-scale overlap of your own car only not sure how useful the noesis would be in the dissever seconds before a crash though.
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First, what peodua said about the 80kmh vs 80kmh = 160 kmh crash is TOTALLY incorrect. Provided that the two cars are the same weight, smashing together prefectly caput on volition event in a 80kmh crash of the same auto into a solid barrier since Newton's third constabulary.
At that place is a reason why people say crashing head on is a viable solution. Very often cars come up at you at a angle, and usually information technology'south the driver side of each car crushing into each other. In cases where the car has poor cabin structural rigidy or the speed is just besides high, crashing the car just on 1 side will condense the crash force on one side of the cabin, causing the prophylactic muzzle to rupture and harm the occupants (especially the driver). And then and only so, if you practice steer the automobile to slightly increase the surface area of crash force exerted to the front of your car (i.due east. more than caput on, less angle), it can misemploy the crash forcefulness throughout both sides of the automobile and event in less forces either side of the cabin structures.
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And then swerve to brand your affect surface greater by aiming hour automobile more directly to the oncoming car?
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Lol...it all looks good on paper...real life...who knows...hit a few cars caput on and let me know afterwards how you make out...
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Can't exercise much most reflexes.
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poedua wrote: ↑Those are people who's surviving family members have ' Darwin Awards ' sitting on their shelves.
And so, a car is coming y'all at 80 km/ 60 minutes and you are heading toward it doing 80 km/ hr - purposely driving ' head on ' into a machine at those speeds is somewhat like purposely driving your automobile ' head on ' into a physical wall at 160 km / hour. I don't think condom ' frontal ' crash tests are done at 160 km / hr.
My question to you would simply be, what are your odds of avoid avoiding a collision altogether by swerving and than your odds of fugitive a collision past purposely trying to hit another car ' caput on ' ?
garyhudson wrote: ↑ Starting time, what peodua said about the 80kmh vs 80kmh = 160 kmh crash is TOTALLY incorrect. Provided that the two cars are the same weight, smashing together prefectly head on volition issue in a 80kmh crash of the aforementioned car into a solid bulwark since Newton's tertiary law.
There is a reason why people say crashing caput on is a feasible solution. Very often cars come at you at a angle, and usually it'due south the driver side of each motorcar crushing into each other. In cases where the car has poor motel structural rigidy or the speed is only also high, crashing the automobile just on ane side will condense the crash force on one side of the cabin, causing the safe cage to rupture and damage the occupants (particularly the driver). Then and simply so, if y'all practice steer the car to slightly increase the surface expanse of crash force exerted to the front end of your car (i.e. more head on, less angle), information technology tin dissipate the crash force throughout both sides of the car and result in less forces either side of the cabin structures.
Bingo. The energy is distributed evenly betwixt the two cars, ie each has an 80km/h collision. The energy in the system is equal to one 160km/h standoff, just neither car experiences it.
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garyhudson wrote: ↑ First, what peodua said about the 80kmh vs 80kmh = 160 kmh crash is TOTALLY incorrect. Provided that the ii cars are the same weight, great together prefectly head on will result in a 80kmh crash of the same machine into a solid barrier since Newton's tertiary police force.
There is a reason why people say crashing head on is a viable solution. Very often cars come up at you lot at a angle, and ordinarily it's the driver side of each car burdensome into each other. In cases where the motorcar has poor motel structural rigidy or the speed is simply too high, crashing the car merely on 1 side will condense the crash force on i side of the motel, causing the safety cage to rupture and harm the occupants (particularly the driver). Then and only then, if you exercise steer the car to slightly increase the surface surface area of crash force exerted to the front of your car (i.eastward. more caput on, less bending), it tin can dissipate the crash forcefulness throughout both sides of the car and result in less forces either side of the cabin structures.
lol! I guess google search didn't help.
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pbgroupies wrote: ↑lol! I judge google search didn't help.
lol what a fail
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- Deimos
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I'm going to take a swing at this one:
90% of the time its too belatedly to "make up one's mind" what to do.
Enemy #one is speed.
But, if you were passing and suddenly you discover yourself playing chicken, yous're likely going to get hit even if you slam brakes.
Ok, then real problem is relative speed (of crashing cars).
What almost impact? Permit's say on 401 and suddenly doing panic end.
If you lot swerve left or right, y'all will likely T-bone someone and/or fish tail guy alee. (assuming yous got any traction left to turn at all).
Head on, you lot might cause domino upshot, merely cars are very good at protecting against head on impacts.
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deimos wrote: ↑i'thousand going to accept a swing at this one:
90% of the fourth dimension its too late to "decide" what to practise.Enemy #one is speed.
But, if you lot were passing and suddenly you detect yourself playing craven, you're probable going to get hit even if you slam brakes.Ok, so real trouble is relative speed (of crashing cars).
What about impact? Permit's say on 401 and all of a sudden doing panic end.
If y'all swerve left or right, you volition likely t-bone someone and/or fish tail guy ahead. (assuming yous got any traction left to turn at all).
Head on, you might cause domino effect, but cars are very skilful at protecting against head on impacts.
agree
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Isn't swerving more than of an automated reaction...like a relflex? I can't imagine someone simply heading straight into an object because of some scientific "rule". Requite me a break 99.999 % of people volition automatically swerve, the other i % are currently expressionless.
When y'all swerve it's dangerous but at that point you know you lot can't avoid the object in forepart of you...Your best bet is to hope there's no one beside you lot or the person in the adjacent lane is able to avoid hitting yous, either way swerving gives your vehicle time to wearisome down and change management and lessen the touch on...then unless yous're driving on a cliff this will always be your meliorate pick.
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