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to determine how fast you was going in a car wreck by how far you slide?
O.k . If you was in a a car wreck does anyone know how to determine aproximitly how fast you was going when you hit to slide so many feet. Example.Car wreck vehicle 1 doing so many MPH t-bone vehicle 2 directley in the side..didnt hit brakes or anything and vehicle one slide apx 92 ft before stopping in grassy medium facing oncomming trafit vehicle 2 was crossing intersection only doing about 5-10 mph and i wanted to know if theres any way to determine how fast vehicle one was going.is there some kinda way to know from the time of inpact doing so many MPH and hit with out hitting brakes or nothing full force and slide 92ft.How fast was they going?
O.k more details. dry clear weather paved highway (asphalt) vehicle 1 was a f-150 extended cab and vehicle 2 flipped on its top as soon as we hit it , vehicel 2 was chevy 4-dr blazer.help?
Oh yeah vehicle 2 flipped as soon as we hit and they slidd 81 feet on it top.landing beside us on left side it was on hwy with semi-old asfault.
3 Answers
- Tom-SJLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
The highway patrol or police could do an estimate, based on vehicle weights, length of skid marks, tires, road and weather conditions. You could also hire an accident reconstruction specialist who can give you an estimate, and even a computer simulation of the accident.
Finally, you might be able download the data in the vehicle's computer if you have access to it. Many modern vehicles retain operating parameters such as speed, engine RPM, transmission gear and other data acquired during the last 30 or 60 seconds before an airbag is deployed. You could get the data from your own vehicle, but either you would need permission from the other vehicle's owner, or you would need to get it using 'other means.'
- 1 decade ago
There are too many variables you are leaving out - such as the wieght of both vehicles, the tractive forces (how wide are the tires, the rubber composition, the actual surface - concrete slick, rough, old asphalt, new asphalt), the amount of deflection from the impact, etc. I could tell more from how far vehicle two was knocked sideways and what the two vehicles were than from where vehicle one stopped.
- (A)Lv 71 decade ago
I would say car one was going about 60 mph. A highway patrol should know approx. what the speed was.
