Collision

=  = = = =**Collisions** [By Camille Maldonado] =

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The most common causes for collisions are Distracted Drivers, Drivers Fatigue, Drunk Driving, and Speeding. All of these are dangerous band they all lead to one thing, collisions. About 100,000 accidents a year in the United States are caused by Drivers Fatigue. An estimated 16,654 people were killed in 2004 due to drunk driving. In teenagers highway crashes are the top cause of death for 16 to 20 year-old's. When driving being focused on the road, and having a calm composure is the safest thing to do. =====

__**Statistics**__

 * In 2005, there were about 6.5 million accidents in the U.S
 * In 2005 in the U.S. about 3 million people were injured and more than 45,000 died
 * On average, every 12 minutes in the U.S.a person dies from a car crash which is around 123 deaths per day
 * At least over 6 million car accidents in the U.S. result in 40,000 deaths annually
 * 40% of fatal crashes are due to alcohol
 * Men cause twice as many accidents as woman do
 * People around the ages 16 and 20 are likely to be injured of killed in a car crash then other age groups
 * 55% of people killed in car crashes in the year 2008 did not have on SEAT BELTS!!!! WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS!!!

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 A man driving a Dodge Ram while heading west going 70 miles per hour. An 18 wheeler going the same speed, 70 miles per hour collided with the Dodge Ram head-on, pushing it back about 80 yards. In the end the driver in the Dodge Ram was injured, breaking his neck in two places, puncturing his right lung, bruising his left lung, braking 5 ribs and inch away from his spine, he punctured an ear canal, and shattered his right leg. =====

 //How to convert miles per hour to meters per second...//
Since there are 1,609 meters in a mile we must multiply 1,609 to 70 which is the speed that both vehicles were moving at.

 **=31.28 m/s**
//Our results tell us how many m/s the Cars where going.//


 * =====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Time(s) **===== || =====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Position (m) **===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">62.56 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">93.84 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">125.12 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">156.4 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">187.68 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">218.96 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">250.24 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">281.52 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">10 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">312.8 ===== ||

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In this Position vs Time graph you can see that Car A is going in a positive direction from the staring point. You can also, see that the displacement of the car is steadily increasing at a constant rate.


 * =====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Time(s) **===== || =====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Velocity **===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||
 * =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">10 ===== || =====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">31.28 ===== ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[[image:hytgrfedw.png width="522" height="342"]]
This graph is a Velocity vs Time graph and as you can see the velocity of Car A is constant.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__**Comparing Car A (Dodge Ram) and B (18 Wheeler) Together**__

 * **Time(s)** || **A's Position (m)** || **B's Position (m)** ||
 * 0 || 31.28 || 344.08 ||
 * 1 || 62.56 || 312.8 ||
 * 2 || 93.84 || 281.52 ||
 * 3 || 125.12 || 250.24 ||
 * 4 || 156.4 || 218.96 ||
 * 5 || 187.68 || 187.68 ||

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This is a Position vs Time Graph showing Car A in Blue (Dodge Ram) and Car B in Red (18 Wheeler). Both of the cars had the same velocity but they started at opposite positions. At position 187.68 the cars meet and collide into one another, which is represented by the bright red square.=====

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **How to Stay Safe**
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