Question 7981
While driving a passenger car, you hit a cyclist; is there a relationship between the speed at which you are traveling and the severity of the cyclist's injuries?
- Yes; the lower the speed, the more severe the cyclist's injuries will be.
- Yes; the higher the speed, the more severe the cyclist's injuries will be.
- No; the severity of the injuries will not depend on the speed at which you are traveling.
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Correct answer: Yes; the higher the speed, the more severe the cyclist's injuries will be.
Yes. The higher the impact speed, the more energy the cyclist absorbs and the more serious their injuries are. They have no vehicle body to protect them, so their body takes the full impact. In the image, the cyclist is lying on the ground next to their bicycle.