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Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 851 / 961

¿Hay relación entre la velocidad y el daño corporal?

Is there a link between speed and bodily injury?

  • ANo.No.
  • BSí, la gravedad del accidente se relaciona con la energía acumulada con la velocidad.Yes, the severity of a crash is linked to the energy built up with speed.
  • CNo, si es un atropello a peatones.No, if it is a pedestrian being hit.
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Correct answer

  • BSí, la gravedad del accidente se relaciona con la energía acumulada con la velocidad.Yes, the severity of a crash is linked to the energy built up with speed.
Explanation

The higher the speed, the more energy the vehicle builds up and the more serious the injuries in a collision or when a pedestrian is hit. An impact at 80 km/h is roughly the same as falling from a height of about 25 metres, the height of an eighth floor.

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