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Originally Posted by AC-460
Whats tyres got to do with a vehicle coming at you from side on.....
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What stops your car from moving sideways in the direction your hit? Considering the car as a free body diagram, there is an external load applied from the other car minus the load applied from friction in tyres. If the impact load is higher than the traction the body is not in equilibrium and moves in the direction of the impact. So the bolts dont have to resist the load of the car, they have to resist the friction of the tyres
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If you are hit from behind and your foot is on the brake it will do much more damage than if you didnt have your foot on the brake.