Should you accelerate into a crash?
Should you accelerate into a crash? You should make every effort to match their velocity, not just their speed. If you accelerate towards the other car, you will only be increasing the amount of energy that will be dissipated by crushing the two cars and your bones.
Does the car going faster get more damage?
The crash force at 70 mph opposed to 25 mph is nine times as high. Even a relatively small increase in speed of five mph can increase the force of the collision enough to result in serious physical injuries and extensive property damages since force exponentially increases as speed increases.
Do heavier cars do better in crashes?
Weight is important when two vehicles collide. The heavier vehicle will push the lighter one backward during the impact. That puts less force on the people inside the heavier vehicle and more on the people in the lighter vehicle.