SUV's Roll over

[Jabba]

Originally posted by gregarat

In other words

f =ma

*f =net force
*m=mass
*a =acceleration

Actually energy or momuntum = mass * velocity SQUARED.

Just like in ballistics... and that is what a car is. When you double the speed you quadruple the momentum. When you double the mass, you double the momentum.



Jabba

[Rocky Raab]

I agree: it's the drivers, not the vehicles.

Put some of these idiots in an Abrahms tank, and they could lose control and flip it.

My Dad was a trucker, and he taught me to drive - like a trucker. The Air force taught me to fly, and also taught me to apply those skills to driving. So now, I guess I drive like a jet trucker.

That doesn't mean I drive supersonic. It means I drive WAY ahead of my vehicle. I constantly pick escape paths and actions to handle "what ifs" and "oh sheets".

And I dearly love my Durango.

[DaMadman]

Originally posted by Jabba
Actually energy or momuntum = mass * velocity SQUARED.

Just like in ballistics... and that is what a car is. When you double the speed you quadruple the momentum. When you double the mass, you double the momentum.



Jabba

My Dad wasn't a trucker and I never flew a jet but we study the same principles Rocky. Always drive way in front and always hav a what if plan.

[gregarat]

Always drive way in front and always have a what if plan.

Heck thats a pholosify works for alot in life.

[Valigator]

My motto for the road..."Get it, while the gettin is good"