Safest seat.Don't gripe gripe v. To have sharp pains in the bowels. n. 1. gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels. 2. A firm hold; a grasp. if you get stuck in the middle. The car's center backseat is the safest spot in the event of a crash, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study. Emergency-medicine scientists at the State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. in Buffalo analyzed nearly 35,000 car accidents. They found that middle backseat passengers were 16 percent more likely to survive than side backseat riders. One reason is that the middle seat has a larger "crush zone" around it. This area of the car collapses during a crash. That crunching absorbs some of the car's energy of motion, or kinetic energy kinetic energy: see energy. kinetic energy Form of energy that an object has by reason of its motion. The kind of motion may be translation (motion along a path from one place to another), rotation about an axis, vibration, or any combination of , and lessens the impact on the rider. BUCKLE UP: Backseat passengers using seat belts were 2 to 3 times more likely to survive than were unbuckled ones. |
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