Speed is a key factor. The higher the speed to more damage will be done. Side impact crashes are the most lethal to passengers. According to a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety analysis, drivers of vehicles that perform well in its side-impact crash tests are less likely to die in a crash, compared to drivers of vehicles that have received poor grades in its tests.
There are many factors, but a vehicle weighing in at twice the gross vehicle weight will have more energy brought into a crash and therefore could do more damage.
The factors that are used to approximate the value of a loss due to a crash are medical expenses, damage to the vehicle and property damage. Some formulas also include things such as loss of wages due to the inability to work or pain and suffering.
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There are two collisions in a crash. The first collision is when the vehicle strikes the object and the second when the unrestrained occupants strike the interior of the vehicle.
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edjects you out of the vehicle in the event of a crash.
the stiffness of a vehicle structure in a crash
A swerve should minimize the severity of the crash.
You can die in a car crash, period. Doesn't matter what type of vehicle you're in.