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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@saragoodtimes are you being serious?
I hope you do know that the design of modern cars is such that the outer parts crush more easily than the old ones, to absorb the energy of impact and protect the inhabitants. The glass is designed to shatter and not act as an immovable object to be struck during the second impact, that with a passenger 's body.
I hope you do know that the design of modern cars is such that the outer parts crush more easily than the old ones, to absorb the energy of impact and protect the inhabitants. The glass is designed to shatter and not act as an immovable object to be struck during the second impact, that with a passenger 's body.
saragoodtimes · F
@samueltyler2 I am very aware of the crush zones on modern cars. have totaled 2 in the last 5 years. in one think the crush zones and air bags saved my life
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@saragoodtimes not the belabor the point, but, why your comment about a stronger windshield?
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@Jenny1234 some time before 1960, I wasn't even one year old, mom took a ride from a friend in their truck.
The highway speed limit was around 55 miles per hour. Mom was on the passenger side of the truck with the window rolled down. It being hot in the desert and air-conditioning didn't exist. I was on her lap.
Both mom and her friend saw another truck coming from the opposite direction in their lane. So her friend stomped on the brakes. That slowed the truck down yet not enough. So mom threw me out the window. I landed in a sand dune with the blankets still wrapped around me and not even a bruise.
Mom nearly died that day. Had surgery over her left eye. Her friend did die. I certainly would have died if she wouldn't have thrown me into those sand dunes.
The highway speed limit was around 55 miles per hour. Mom was on the passenger side of the truck with the window rolled down. It being hot in the desert and air-conditioning didn't exist. I was on her lap.
Both mom and her friend saw another truck coming from the opposite direction in their lane. So her friend stomped on the brakes. That slowed the truck down yet not enough. So mom threw me out the window. I landed in a sand dune with the blankets still wrapped around me and not even a bruise.
Mom nearly died that day. Had surgery over her left eye. Her friend did die. I certainly would have died if she wouldn't have thrown me into those sand dunes.
HeavenBesideYou · 56-60, F
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@samueltyler2 Airbags crush faces and blind people, seatbelts crush chests and break ribs, rrisking piercing hearts, lungs, and other vital organs, deal with it.
beermeplease · M
@samueltyler2 of those 100 daily deaths how many were caused by drunk drivers? we don't know the answer to that because i bet their bac was never tested. but i bet the number would be lower
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@beermeplease some probably were, but that doesn't alter the facts. The data clearly shows that seatbelts and airbags, with modern auto body design, all work in harmony saving lives in auto crashes.
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I just think people can make up their own minds. @MsSwan
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Rilyn · 31-35, F
Right. In the 90's my parents and I had a nasty crash were dads car a Volkswagen beetle got hit by a car on a hill. He lost control and the car went hurtling down into the wall and I had hit my head. Those cars were pretty hardcore although his engine was busted....
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swirlie · 31-35, F
I recently did some research that @samueltyler2 might be interested in, which I extracted from the National Research Council's website.
Even with the use of seat belts/shoulder restraints and a top of the line air bag deployment system, the human body will not survive a dead-stop impact while sitting upright in a vehicle at speeds exceeding 70 k/hr which is 42 mph.
Survival above this speed is not possible because the internal organs of the human body collide with each other inside the body at the moment of impact.
Yes, it is true that when you are strapped into a car, you are literally attaching yourself to the vehicle's chassis and shock absorption system that is built into the vehicle's design. You therefore, become 'one' with the car, thereby enabling your body to decelerate as a result of the vehicle crumpling like an accordion, which is how impact energy is dispersed into the vehicle's collapsing structure.
But what is not attached to the vehicle's chassis are the human body's internal organs, which are literally free-floating (in laymen's terms) within the body's skin and it's skeletal frame structure. Don't go 'Doctor' on me Sam, we have to keep it simple here. Just work with me on this.
The only way that the human body can survive sudden impact speeds above 42 mph, to a maximum speed of 50 mph, is through the use of a military-grade pressure suit worn by the occupant of a car, which is what fighter pilots wear during combat missions to mitigate the effects of high gravitational forces (G-force) that they apply to their aircraft which in turn is applied directly to their body.
The pressure suit applies inward pressure to the outside of the body to keep the pilot's organs held tightly in place AND to prevent blood from draining to the lower extremities of the body during high G-load maneuvers, thereby preventing the temporary loss of one's vision due to the loss of blood flow from the head and eyes to the lower torso during those G-induced maneuvers.
Wearing a military G-suit in a car will not aid your survival if your speed at impact exceeds 50 mph.
It is for this reason that by the year 2030, all vehicles coming into North America or produced here, must have an automatic emergency braking system installed which is activated by a computer and camera system, as standard equipment which can detect an imminent collision and will apply full, maximum braking until the vehicle comes to a complete stop and will do so without driver intervention.
Even with the best use of a seat belt and air bags, it is imperative to get the speed of the vehicle below 42 mph prior to impact if one expects to survive the ordeal. Speed therefore, is what kills; not the seat belts and not the air bags.
Even with the use of seat belts/shoulder restraints and a top of the line air bag deployment system, the human body will not survive a dead-stop impact while sitting upright in a vehicle at speeds exceeding 70 k/hr which is 42 mph.
Survival above this speed is not possible because the internal organs of the human body collide with each other inside the body at the moment of impact.
Yes, it is true that when you are strapped into a car, you are literally attaching yourself to the vehicle's chassis and shock absorption system that is built into the vehicle's design. You therefore, become 'one' with the car, thereby enabling your body to decelerate as a result of the vehicle crumpling like an accordion, which is how impact energy is dispersed into the vehicle's collapsing structure.
But what is not attached to the vehicle's chassis are the human body's internal organs, which are literally free-floating (in laymen's terms) within the body's skin and it's skeletal frame structure. Don't go 'Doctor' on me Sam, we have to keep it simple here. Just work with me on this.
The only way that the human body can survive sudden impact speeds above 42 mph, to a maximum speed of 50 mph, is through the use of a military-grade pressure suit worn by the occupant of a car, which is what fighter pilots wear during combat missions to mitigate the effects of high gravitational forces (G-force) that they apply to their aircraft which in turn is applied directly to their body.
The pressure suit applies inward pressure to the outside of the body to keep the pilot's organs held tightly in place AND to prevent blood from draining to the lower extremities of the body during high G-load maneuvers, thereby preventing the temporary loss of one's vision due to the loss of blood flow from the head and eyes to the lower torso during those G-induced maneuvers.
Wearing a military G-suit in a car will not aid your survival if your speed at impact exceeds 50 mph.
It is for this reason that by the year 2030, all vehicles coming into North America or produced here, must have an automatic emergency braking system installed which is activated by a computer and camera system, as standard equipment which can detect an imminent collision and will apply full, maximum braking until the vehicle comes to a complete stop and will do so without driver intervention.
Even with the best use of a seat belt and air bags, it is imperative to get the speed of the vehicle below 42 mph prior to impact if one expects to survive the ordeal. Speed therefore, is what kills; not the seat belts and not the air bags.
swirlie · 31-35, F
@NativePortlander1970
Well actually, no you can't go to your Grandmother's Will. Once a person's Estate is settled after their death, their Will is no longer considered a valid point of reference. This is because if that Will is otherwise used as a reference, it would be called "Directing from the grave" which no country allows.
For example, your mother can leave you the property in her Will, BUT she cannot stipulate in her Will how you should manage that property once it is in your possession.
Well actually, no you can't go to your Grandmother's Will. Once a person's Estate is settled after their death, their Will is no longer considered a valid point of reference. This is because if that Will is otherwise used as a reference, it would be called "Directing from the grave" which no country allows.
For example, your mother can leave you the property in her Will, BUT she cannot stipulate in her Will how you should manage that property once it is in your possession.
@swirlie In the United States, I can, You forget we live in two different countries with vastly different laws.
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Do you really find that funny? Seat belts and air bags save hundreds of thousands of lives every year.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@NativePortlander1970 I cannot believe that you are trying to refute over 60 years of evidence of efficacy! I have no idea what you are implying when you said not a single website came up with them. Seat belts have been used since the 1960s, no website was even thought about at the time. There is extensive experimental and experiential evidence of their effectiveness. Just stop with your insane conspiracy theories. Seat belts have been required through so many administrations, that it cannot be just a liberal conspiracy to take away your rights. Give it up!
Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
@samueltyler2 it’s all in good fun. Please have a sense of humour
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Jenny1234 i did not joke about certain n things that save lives. I did that no your problem final post is as somewhat funny, but, I took issue with that of nativeportlander!
Convivial · 26-30, F
I once read an article and the guy proposed as a life saving method a sharp spear in the steering wheel pointed at the driver... You should drive very carefully then.
The point is, cars have do many safety features these days that people feel immune to danger
The point is, cars have do many safety features these days that people feel immune to danger
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Convivial Those that feel immune should spend a few shifts in any Emergency Room!
Convivial · 26-30, F
@samueltyler2 i couldn't agree with you more
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HeavenBesideYou · 56-60, F
@Pinkstarburst My best friends mom had a station wagon and we would always call back!! Good times!