Car Racing Collision

Assignment Directions:

Your assignment is to research and describe 3 how the seatbelts, airbags and crumple zones of a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu improve a person’s chance of surviving an accident compared to someone in a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air. You will describe how the concepts of impulse and momentum help explain how they work. You may use observations from the video as a part of your description.

For each safety feature, you should:

1. For each safety feature, you should:
   1. define the safety feature;
   2. explain how the safety feature functions in the vehicle;
   3. discuss each of the variables in the equation F∆t=m∆v and how the safety feature affects them; and
   4. provide references for any research that you did to complete your paragraph (minimum 3 references).

   Here is a resource which you might find helpful to begin your research:
   http://buckleup.mt.gov/docs/m2fact-how-seatbelts-work.pdf

   Assignment Guidelines

   You will have an option in this assignment to either:

   1. Write a paper in which you demonstrate how impulse and momentum apply to the safety features described above;

   Submission Requirements

   1. There is at least 1 paragraph addressing EACH of the 3 safety features (seat belts, air bags and crumple zones) and how impulse and momentum are important to their function;
   2. There are a total of 750 to 1500 words;
   3. There are at least 3 references cited;
   4. The submission demonstrates appropriate grammar and correct spelling.