Just an observation or two here.......
Back before seatbelts were mandatory I was very near and dear to two rear end impact collisions. I was only involved in one of them as a victim. It was vary close and by the grace of God I survived it without a scratch. The other collision occurred directly in front of me at an intersection where I was involved only as a witness. In both instances the victim's vehicles were stopped and the offending vehicles were traveling at the speed limit and only braked at the last moment before impact. In each incident the hurt victim(s) were violently thrown into the backseat of their respective vehicles and severally injured. Recently, I witnessed a head on collision where the good Lord was again watching over me. The collision occurred right next to me, about five feet away while I was stopped. Almost everyone involved, the victims and the person responsible, were wearing seatbelts and their vehicles were equipped with airbags. The children who were in the backseat of one of the vehicles and who were not belted down, ricocheted off the inside of the roof of their car, ended up on top of the kids who were belted down in the front seat. Each of these incidents occurred, at my recollection, of 20/30 mph. So, from personal observation I can tell you that low speed vehicle impacts cause violent reactions and severe injuries to unprotected victims. I also witnessed a vehicle in front of me take a broadside hit from another vehicle and was rolled over onto it's top and pushed across the street into the front double doors of a local bank building. Yes I know, the good Lord has kept a kind eye on me for a long time now.
Back before seatbelts were mandatory I was very near and dear to two rear end impact collisions. I was only involved in one of them as a victim. It was vary close and by the grace of God I survived it without a scratch. The other collision occurred directly in front of me at an intersection where I was involved only as a witness. In both instances the victim's vehicles were stopped and the offending vehicles were traveling at the speed limit and only braked at the last moment before impact. In each incident the hurt victim(s) were violently thrown into the backseat of their respective vehicles and severally injured. Recently, I witnessed a head on collision where the good Lord was again watching over me. The collision occurred right next to me, about five feet away while I was stopped. Almost everyone involved, the victims and the person responsible, were wearing seatbelts and their vehicles were equipped with airbags. The children who were in the backseat of one of the vehicles and who were not belted down, ricocheted off the inside of the roof of their car, ended up on top of the kids who were belted down in the front seat. Each of these incidents occurred, at my recollection, of 20/30 mph. So, from personal observation I can tell you that low speed vehicle impacts cause violent reactions and severe injuries to unprotected victims. I also witnessed a vehicle in front of me take a broadside hit from another vehicle and was rolled over onto it's top and pushed across the street into the front double doors of a local bank building. Yes I know, the good Lord has kept a kind eye on me for a long time now.
