Given that scenario, it's not surprising that side
impact collisions kill up to 10,000 Americans annually.
Not exact matches
While not wishing to dismiss the risk of a possible catastrophic
impact, Johnson notes that the risk of a spacecraft -
killing collision remains rare — and that «even two times a small number is still a small number.»
The panel was told by Laurie Sparke, the manager for advanced engineering at General Motors - Holden's, that the risk of being
killed by an
impact on the driver - side of the car is ten times that of being
killed in a head - on
collision.
At a mere 6 pounds, it's a miracle that the
impact of the
collision did not
kill her instantly.
The findings from our study indicated that half of those cyclists
killed in
collisions with heavy trucks
impacted the side of the truck, where side guards could have potentially prevented or deceased the severity of their injures.