Chapter 2: Q61. (page 46)
A person who is properly restrained by an over-the-shoulder seat belt has a good chance of surviving a car collision if the deceleration does not exceed 30 鈥済鈥檚鈥欌. Assuming uniform deceleration at 30 g鈥檚, calculate the distance over which the front end of the car must be designed to collapse if a crash brings the car to rest from 95 km/h.
Short Answer
The front end of the car must be designed at a distance of 1.18 m.