IT'S NOT THE FIRST COLLISION THAT HURTS...IT'S THE SECOND COLLISION

Every accident results in a multiple collision--the first occurs when the car smashes into something and the second occurs when the driver hits the steering wheel and the dashboard. There is always a second collision due to the law of inertia, which states that an object will keep moving in a straight line until something stops it. This article examines the difference in being stopped by the car's interior and being stopped by a seat belt--a difference that could mean life or death.

• Corporate Authors:

  US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

  Norton AFB, CA  United States  92409
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Driver
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fatalities; Inertia (Mechanics); Injuries; Manual safety belts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450234
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 615
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM