Author Question: Padded dashboards in cars are safer in an accident than non-padded ones because a person hitting the ... (Read 70 times)

eruditmonkey@yahoo.com · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Padded dashboards in cars are safer in an accident than non-padded ones because a person hitting the dash has

A) increased time of contact.
B) decreased contact force.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

Question 2

When you jump from an elevated position you usually bend your knees upon reaching the ground. By doing this, the contact time is about 10 times more than for a stiff-legged landing and the average force your body experiences is reduced by

A) less than 10 times.
B) more than 10 times.
C) about 10 times.