Speed of a vehicle at moment of impact

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To determine the speed required for a Toyota Avensis to move a Saab 93 estate 10 feet upon impact, various factors must be considered, including vehicle weights, passenger loads, and impact angles. The Saab weighs approximately 1,700 kg with a passenger, while the Toyota weighs around 1,510 kg with two passengers. The complexity of real-world physics, including friction and the specifics of the collision, makes it impossible to provide an accurate speed estimate without detailed accident reconstruction data. Additionally, the absence of braking and the dry conditions complicate the calculations further. Therefore, precise calculations cannot be made based solely on the information provided.
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if a saab 93 estate approx weight 1600kg is hit in the passager door head on by a toyota avensis weighing 1380kg what speed does it have to be doing to move the saab 10 feet to the side.
additional weighs involved are saab plus one person 100kg
toyota additional two persons approx 130kg
dry conditions no breaking involved.
hope there are some people out there who can answer this,have to confess that electricity and everything associated with it is my bag and trying to work this out has just left me with a head ache...
thanks in advance
 
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There are too many unknowns to get an accurate answer. We would have to reconstruct the accident from looking at the actual location, checking angles of impact, any accelerometer data, street conditions, etc. There is zero chance for a short message board post to contain enough information for even a rough estimate.
 

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