In a head-on collision, a car stops in 0.11 s from a speed of 23 m/s. The driver has a mass of 87 kg , and is, fortunately, tightly strapped into his seat.

What force is applied to the driver by his seat belt during that fraction of a second?

2 answers

a = 23/.11

F = m a = 87 (23/.11)
18190.91