The Physics of Car Collisions
How they work and how to avoid them

Ben Townsend, 11/26/02

(Photos from www.nhtsa.com)

This web site is a quick overview of the physics surrounding car accidents. The information should be comprehensible to anyone in high school physics and up.

Basic concepts - Newton's laws

Static and kinetic friction

Types of collisions

Effects of collisions on people

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