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Re: Swerving to avoid a collision

Ed Phillips (edphill@aol.com)
Fri, 11 Jul 1997 18:05:35 -0400 (EDT)

I agree with Rustys' testing as reported by Dr. schmidt. A few years ago I went out on the freeway after installing a tri-axis accelerometer into a contemporary American sedan. I made dramatic (sudden) swerves, changing lanes. The maneuvers were controlled but bordered on being uncomfortable. I then took the data to average the recorded lateral G's. The average lateral value was about 0.25 G. For a more leisurely lane change the value would be lesser, for an out of control panic swerve it could be greater.

Ed
Ed Phillips
edphill@aol.com

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