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Originally Posted by bigsta
Its simple physics really.
First when hitting a immovable object in a bigger car there is more crumple zones and more metal to adsorb the impact as well as room for engine bits and steering racks to go before the force and said steering racks make their way to you.
When a 3t car hits a 1 ton car this is where the physics are really on your side in the big car as your momentum and force is repeatedly adsorbed by the smaller mass vehicle so in a sense you are pushing into them and using their crumple zones where as the small vehicle is experiencing more of a impact with a concrete wall as they are not only adsorbing the impact from their kinetic energy but the big cars as well. This is why its quite common to see in a impact between a 4WD or a truck and a smaller car the 4wd has almost no damage but people are being cut out of the excel.
There is a few variables that can change things such as speed angle of impact etc the worse possible accidents are those that stop you dead on such as a head on or a t bone.
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Thank you, i was about to write the same thing.