1. Activity 88: Safety for All
Challenge: Should noncommercial vehicles be more alike?

2. Getting Started…
Do you think that passing a law could lower accident fatality rates?
If so, what would that law do?

3. Answer Analysis Question #1 in your notebooks when you are finished
Doing the Activity…
Read the Introduction on page 65
Glue in SS 88.1 “Discussion Web” and follow the procedure on page 66.
Seat Number
Role 1
Hope Ezersky, Founder of Family for Larger Cars 2
Damion Reese, President of Equitable Vehicles Now 3
Hugo LaPierre, Physics Student and Teacher 4
Wilma Chang, Owner of Haul It, Inc.
Answer Analysis Question #1 in your notebooks when you are finished

4. Analysis: Car Features Contribution to Safety: Mass
Can be good or bad depending on a situation. Lower mass helps a car avoid an accident because of less inertia, but may allow fatalities if the accident occurs.
Center of Mass
Higher center of mass allows vehicles to roll over easier
Tires and Brakes
Tires vary in cars, and that affects breaking distance, as does brake quality.
Frame Heights
Lower heights makes passengers more vulnerable to injury and death when hit by a vehicle with a taller frame.
Front-end stiffness
Stiffer front ends cause more damage to other vehicles with less-stiff from ends
Rood Stiffness
Stiffer roofs protect passengers during a rollover accident.