Thomas Pumpelly (Email) 10.6Common Accidents:
The most common highway accident occurs when a typical vehicle operator does not notice, and collides with, a vehicle stopped or decelerating abruptly in front of it. Vehicle manufacturers have been so focused on production costs, fuel mileage and vehicle weight that vehicle safety structures (such “deformable structures” found in race cars), have been sacrificed. The result is often catastrophic deformity of vehicle passenger compartments, particularly in upper rear or upper side impact of sub-compact vehicles. Mass becomes a more deadly factor when a typical personal car is struck by a large truck or bus at high differential speeds.