This article is about a serious accident that happened recently. A 20-ton truck collided with a 1500-lb car, and as a result, the car was destroyed. The truckdriver was injured and the car’s driver was killed.
Which of the following statements must be true in order to justify the accident?
A. The weight of the truck was greater than the weight of the car.
B. The speed of the truck was greater than the speed of the car.
C. The size of the truck was greater than the size of the car.
D. The distance between the truck and car was greater than the distance between the truck and any other object.
The ton truck must have been traveling at a slower speed
When a ton truck collided with a small car, the ton truck was traveling at a much slower speed than the small car. This is because the ton truck was carrying much more weight than the small car.
2. The ton truck must have been hitting the small car from the side
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The ton truck did not hit the small car from the side. This is because if it had hit from the side, the impact would have caused more damage to the small car.
The lb. car must not have been going very fast
In a collision between a ton truck and a lb. car, the lb. car must not have been going very fast if the ton truck is to avoid hitting it. If the lb. car was going at a high speed, then the ton truck would have to adjust its course in order to avoid the collision.
Both the ton truck and the lb. car must have been travelling in the same direction
In a collision between a ton truck and an lb. car, the ton truck must have been travelling in the same direction as the lb. car. If the ton truck was travelling in the opposite direction, then the lb. car would have been travelling in the opposite direction of the ton truck, and their collision would have been impossible.
Neither the ton truck nor the lb. car must have been travelling in a straight line
In a collision between a ton truck and a lb. car, the ton truck must not have been travelling in a straight line. This is because the force of the collision will cause the ton truck to curve inwards towards the lb. car.
The ton truck must have hit the lb. car head-on
A ton truck collided with a small car head-on. The ton truck must have hit the small car head-on in order to cause the damage that was observed. The force of the impact would have sent fragments flying in all directions and would have been intense enough to cause severe damage to either the lb. car or even the ton truck itself.
The ton truck must not have
1. The ton truck must not have been driving at a high speed.
2. The ton truck must not have been carrying a large load.
3. The ton truck must not have been going in the opposite direction of the car.
If any of these statements are false, then the car would have been damaged more severely than if no collision had taken place. In this particular collision, the car was pushed about 10 feet, but it still functioned properly and no one was hurt. If any of these conditions were different, then the car would have been considerably more damaged in the collision.