this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
86 points (97.8% liked)

World News

31890 readers
478 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not if they crash into stationary objects like rocks, etc. In that case the amount of force the driver will experience will be 2-3 times higher compared to the amount of force a driver of a normal sedan will experience if he had the same accident.

this is not true, the deceleration (g force) imparted to passengers should be the same in either case. (all other things being equal, initial speed, crumple zones, etc). adding more mass to the car is irrelevant to the driver if you're hitting a truly immovable object.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

force = mass x acceleration.

giant vehicles have more mass.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

yes, the force applied to THE ROCK will be much higher, but the car's mass is not relevant to the driver's reference inside the car.