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  • May 29, 2008, 05:32 AM
    Jubba
    Initial impact speed of Bike into a car
    Hi

    I got a question
    Firstly Road conditions are good.
    OK,

    Bike Mass = 230 kg
    Car mass = 1600 Kg
    Initial Velocity Car = 0 km/h
    Initial Velocity Bike = REQUIRED
    After Accident Velocity CAR & BIKE = 0 km/h
    Distance of CAR travell = 35 m north
    Distance of Bike Travell = 35m north

    Lets assume Momentum is conserved except for friction

    Ok , now my question is what was the initial speed of the bike just before impact, assuming there was no braking etc .





    _________|BIKE|-->|CAR| -------------35M--------------> |CAR&BIKE|

    Thank you , if you could also share the formula you used
  • May 29, 2008, 07:23 AM
    ebaines
    You need to provide more information - we need to know the coefficient of friction between the car/bike and the road. Obviously this depends on whether the car had its brakes applied, the condition of the road, was it on a hill, etc. So it's impossible to give you a definitive answer. However, under normal driving conditions a car traveling at 40 MPH takes about 80 feet (25 m) to stop after the brakes are applied - so perhaps we can estimate that the car/bike combination had a velocity of about 45 MPH immediately after impact - that would account for the car/bike skidding 35m with brakes applied. Using conservation of momentum, that would mean the bike was traveling at (1600+230)/230*45 MPH = 360 MPH at impact. This is clearly a ridiculous answer, but unless you give us more data regarding the coefficient of friction between car and road that's about the only estimate you can make.

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