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Old 14-02-2011, 04:57 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by flappist
Unfortunately your comment in completely wrong

If they are both doing 100km/h the the impact is 100km/h NOT 200km/h.

The impact speed for each object is the difference between what each object is doing before the crash and what they are doing immediately after the crash.

The 200km/h is a common misunderstanding.....
This was my understanding of the matter. Both vehicles, if square and head on will essentially be hitting a brick wall (so to speak).

Could be wrong of course... not the first time lol
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