Natural Forces Affecting the Driver
- In one or more complete sentences, explain how natural laws apply to the following scenarios:How does inertia affect a person who is not wearing a seatbelt during a collision?
- How does kinetic energy affect the stopping distance of a vehicle traveling at 30 mph compared to the same vehicle traveling at 60 mph?
- How does kinetic energy affect the stopping distance of a small vehicle compared to a large vehicle?
- Keeping in mind the kinetic energy of a moving vehicle, how can a driver best prepare to enter sharp curves in the roadway?
- Using information about natural laws, explain why some car crashes produce minor injuries and others produce catastrophic injuries.