I really do appreciate your advice. I am just trying to come to term with the whole thing. I witnessed the whole thing with my own eyes and I do agree with you that "The rear of the decelerating car won't be moving in a circle." I know for a fact that the other car didn't move an inch laterally...
Wow. I obviously was way off bases. One last question, was I correct in using the equation S=r.θ to calculate the length of the arc? Where the radius r=15 feet (the length of the 1999 Saturn). θ is the central angle, measured in radians, that is formed as the rear end of the Saturn swung from...
Thank you very much for your reply. Thank you for correcting my use of the wrong terminology. But shouldn't this still leave some significant tell-Tale sign on the fiberglass skin of my bumper? Also, would it be possible that a 53 degree rotation of the entire car could take place yet without...
Thank you very much for your help. Not too long ago I was involved in a very minor brush and go contact with another vehicle. I was driving a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500, which weighs about 4500 pounds. The other vehicle involved was a 1999 Saturn Sport Coupe, which is 15 feet long and it weighs 2400...
What is the Centripetal Force needed to swing the rear end of a car a distance of 13.87 feet? The car is a front wheel drive, 15 feet long and it weighs 2400 pounds. Presumably, the front end of the car maintained its straight uphill path with a grade of 7% traveling at 40 m/h? The road pavement...