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jefeloco (Thursday 27th of March 2008 11:00:17 AM)

What is safer if the impact is from behind ? Rear end collisions are more common than frontal.

leakims (Thursday 27th of March 2008 11:49:03 AM)

Yes, you are right that rear end collisions are more common. But however, one of the two parts are fronting in the other. And also rear end collisions happen in much lower speed than frontal collisiions. Imagine you going in a speed in 60km per hour, and you get someone in your rear in 90km per hour. Thats the same impact as you hitting a wall in 30km per hour. But if you front collide in both just 50km per hour, its like hitting a wall in 100km per hour.

cathwn (Wednesday 16th of April 2008 04:57:19 PM)

Rear end collisions are more common bet FAR less dangerous. Imagine you are running, someone comes running directly towards you and crashes into you, it would really hurt! Then imagine you're standing still and the same person comes running at you at the same speed as before and crashes into you, yeah it could still hurt but not as much as the other scenario. Now you have to decide which scenario you feel you need the most protection against and it makes sense to rear face.