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One of the worst accidents is a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle. To perform in a similar situation, drivers often do strange things, acting on an instinctive
It seems that the road will always be dangerous. At least as long as one person drives the car. Thanks to his skill, the driver can fend off some emergency situations. But there are extremely difficult and ambiguous situations where the choice is not between “bad” and “good”, but between “bad” and “very bad”. What to do if a car hits your forehead? Maneuvering or braking?
A maneuver under these conditions can only be relatively successful if the oncoming vehicle is in loss of control mode, as its trajectory is approximately understandable and predictable. For example, when it comes to sliding sideways.
And here it is very important to quickly change the direction of movement of your car, because when the oncoming kamikaze approaches, your freedom of maneuver begins to be very limited. In addition, when choosing the direction of the maneuver, you must be sure that you yourself will not become the cause of an emergency for other road users. Otherwise, you may be entirely to blame for the accident.
If the car that hit your forehead is still under the driver’s partial control, any attempt to change your trajectory will most likely result in the oncoming vehicle doing the same. As a result, you already run the risk of getting a side impact. And this is just terrible: here the passive safety system is practically ineffective. It is not for nothing that the crash test speed for a side collision is 20 km/h lower than for a frontal collision.
Maybe it’s better to drive slower in your lane? Could be. Traffic rules at least suggest such a course of action. But there are certain points to consider. If a car with a mass similar to yours hits your forehead, slow down. At approximately equal approach speeds, your personal speeds do not add up and passive safety systems operate in normal mode.
In other words, if you and he are driving at 60 km/h, the cars will simply stop after the collision. This way you even stay within the standard EuroNCAP crash test performed at 64 km/h with 40% overlap on the deformable barrier. If you are driving a passenger car and a truck is approaching you, the situation changes!
First, due to the nature of the truck body structure, your vehicle will not be dealing with deformable panels, but with a very strong frame and axles. Its height above the road is approximately the same as the bottom of your car’s windshield. And it is very dangerous. Secondly, the difference in mass will mean that the effect of adding speeds will kick in and your car’s passive safety system will no longer be able to save. And here you can probably try to avoid a ram, for example, choosing a side of the road where there is no one.
So what do we end up with? Unfortunately, there are no uniquely working recipes for the situation under consideration. And the ways out directly depend on the level of driving intelligence of a particular person. You can pick it up at a driving school.
Therefore, AvtoVzglyad portal recommends, to the best of your ability, to avoid situations where frontal collisions are possible. For that we have to look much further ahead and take into account the current road configuration. Allocate for yourself areas where there is a risk of other cars flying into your forehead.
It seems that the road will always be dangerous. At least as long as one person drives the car. Thanks to his skill, the driver can fend off some emergency situations. But there are extremely difficult and ambiguous situations where the choice is not between “bad” and “good”, but between “bad” and “very bad”. What to do if a car hits your forehead? Maneuvering or braking?
A maneuver under these conditions can only be relatively successful if the oncoming vehicle is in loss of control mode, as its trajectory is approximately understandable and predictable. For example, when it comes to sliding sideways.
And here it is very important to quickly change the direction of movement of your car, because when the oncoming kamikaze approaches, your freedom of maneuver begins to be very limited. In addition, when choosing the direction of the maneuver, you must be sure that you yourself will not become the cause of an emergency for other road users. Otherwise, you may be entirely to blame for the accident.
If the car that hit your forehead is still under the driver’s partial control, any attempt to change your trajectory will most likely result in the oncoming vehicle doing the same. As a result, you already run the risk of getting a side impact. And this is just terrible: here the passive safety system is practically ineffective. It is not for nothing that the crash test speed for a side collision is 20 km/h lower than for a frontal collision.
Maybe it’s better to drive slower in your lane? Could be. Traffic rules at least suggest such a course of action. But there are certain points to consider. If a car with a mass similar to yours hits your forehead, slow down. At approximately equal approach speeds, your personal speeds do not add up and passive safety systems operate in normal mode.
In other words, if you and he are driving at 60 km/h, the cars will simply stop after the collision. This way you even stay within the standard EuroNCAP crash test performed at 64 km/h with 40% overlap on the deformable barrier. If you are driving a passenger car and a truck is approaching you, the situation changes!
First, due to the nature of the truck body structure, your vehicle will not be dealing with deformable panels, but with a very strong frame and axles. Its height above the road is approximately the same as the bottom of your car’s windshield. And it is very dangerous. Secondly, the difference in mass will mean that the effect of adding speeds will kick in and your car’s passive safety system will no longer be able to save. And here you can probably try to avoid a ram, for example, choosing a side of the road where there is no one.
So what do we end up with? Unfortunately, there are no uniquely working recipes for the situation under consideration. And the ways out directly depend on the level of driving intelligence of a particular person. You can pick it up at a driving school.
Therefore, AvtoVzglyad portal recommends, to the best of your ability, to avoid situations where frontal collisions are possible. For that we have to look much further ahead and take into account the current road configuration. Allocate for yourself areas where there is a risk of other cars flying into your forehead.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
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