Physics (was: BC Transit and the (almost) new buses)

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From: Melvin Klassen
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 00:00

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In article <4mltfm$o8c@cynic.portal.ca> curt@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson) writes:
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>Given the difference in mass, if a bus crashes into a car (or vice versa), 
>it's not hard to see which vehicle is going to move a relatively 
>large amount and which is going to move a relatively small amount. 
>We can reason that in these sorts of accidents
>unrestrained passengers on the bus are not likely to suffer injuries
>as serious as unrestrained passengers in a smaller vehicle would.

Your reasoning is faulty.

Unrestrained automobile-passenger was travelling (at least) the posted 
speed-limit, and is decelerated to zero KPH, upon impact.

Unrestrained bus-passenger was travelling (at most) 
the posted speed-limit and is also decelerated to zero KPH, upon impact.

Same levels of damage, right?

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From: klassen@uvaix3e1.comp.UVic.CA (Melvin Klassen)
Subject: Physics (was: BC Transit and the (almost) new buses)
Date: 1996/05/07
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