Speeding article

[Ocean1]

Read the entire article before stupidly commenting. The last line states energy is not conserved.

Read the entire article before stupidly commenting. The last line states nothing of the sort.

[Scuba_Steve]

Using that premise, agreed ONLY if the rest of us taxpayers have the right to refuse to pay for your Medical expenses in the result of any injury/trauma/damage you receive or cause

Fair enough?

You'll gladly accept that argument when they move to ban bikes then I assume

nicely avoiding the physics.

Answer this then, it seems I have to be extreme to make a point.

Vehicle A hits Object A at 30 kmh.

Vehicle B hits Object B at 100 kmh.

Both objects are identical. Both vehicles are identical. the only variable is the speed of impact.

Which vehicle suffers greater damage?

Another "extreme to make a point"

Vehicle A hits logging truck at 100km/h

Vehicle B hits logging truck at 130km/h

Vehicle C hits logging truck at 80km/h

All logging trucks are fully loaded, stationary & identical. All vehicles are identical & hit at the same point. the only variable is the speed of impact.

All drivers are fucked!

[Zedder]

Read the entire article before stupidly commenting. The last line states nothing of the sort.

What article were you reading?!? It does.

[Ocean1]

nicely avoiding the physics.

Answer this then, it seems I have to be extreme to make a point.

Vehicle A hits Object A at 30 kmh.

Vehicle B hits Object B at 100 kmh.

Both objects are identical. Both vehicles are identical. the only variable is the speed of impact.

Which vehicle suffers greater damage?

Nicely avoiding actual historic data.

How does physics explain Jantar's observation that almost without exception accidents increase when speed restrictions are introduced or lowered, and reduce when the local limits are lifted.

[Zedder]

And he might not even be an Engineering undergrad, he could be an arts major... shudders...

I take it science is ok?

[Ocean1]

What article were you reading?!? It does.

This one: "A collision in which total system kinetic energy is not conserved is known as an inelastic collision."

[bogan]

I take it science is ok?

Hmmm, after a few years out of uni they'll be fine, but their undergrads are even less grounded than the engineers, but likely more so than the arts'.

[Zedder]

This one: "A collision in which total system kinetic energy is not conserved is known as an inelastic collision."

The title of the article is inelastic collision, the last line confirms the title.

[Zedder]

Hmmm, after a few years out of uni they'll be fine, but their undergrads are even less grounded than the engineers, but likely more so than the arts'.

Good to hear. That's what my intensive research has found as well.

[Ocean1]

The title of the article is inelastic collision, the last line confirms the title.

Let's stick to facts, eh?

This post is a statement of fact:

It's about momentum and energy conservation.

Whereas these are not:

Read the entire article before stupidly commenting. The last line states energy is not conserved.

What article were you reading?!? It does.

All clear?

[Zedder]

Let's stick to facts, eh?

This post is a statement of fact:



Whereas these are not:





All clear?

Get a grip, he obviously posted it after reading the article incorrectly and has been making wank comments for a while.

[rastuscat]

Nicely avoiding actual historic data.

How does physics explain Jantar's observation that almost without exception accidents increase when speed restrictions are introduced or lowered, and reduce when the local limits are lifted.

Dude, we are talking about two different points.

I'm trying to get Akzle to understand that the faster you are going, the harder you hit something. I know it's a struggle, but I'm asking very basic questions in the hope that he'll actually answer with the obvious answer.

I'm not discussing the occurrence of crashes, I'm discussing the severity of those that actually occur. The faster you go the bigger the mess In the event of a crash.

[rastuscat]

Let's stick to facts, eh?r?

Why break old habits? This IS KB after all.

[rastuscat]

Doesnt alway work in the favour of the slower driver though.

If vehicle A hits vehicle B, vehicle B has so much inertia, it will be able to stop vehicle A, and push it backward. So the occupants of the speeding vehicle increase their chances of survival as the have more deceleration time. On the other hand, the slow vehicle is bought to a halt, then accelerated away in the other direction.

Which is why, the drunken speeding arsehole often walks away after killing the innocent non speeding motorist.

Yeah. Increase your own safety by going faster, and fuck everyone else

[Zedder]

Why break old habits? This IS KB after all.

Some people have facts to back up their posts, some don't Rtc.