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Statement I: When a car at rest is struck from behind, its driver risks a whiplash injury with the head snapping backward, while the driver of the striking car is thrown forward.

Statement II: In the struck car the seat pushes the torso forward suddenly while the head stays back due to inertia; in the striking car the torso keeps moving forward as the car slows.

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

The two accelerations are opposite, so inertia throws the occupants in opposite directions relative to their cars.

Both statements are true.

Option A.

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