Did You Know?
10 Facts About Motor Vehicle Collisions___Did you know that ………………………………
1. If you are stopped and then hit from the rear by another car going 5 mph, you head can ricochet backwards and forwards with a force of up to 12 gravities? (One gravity being the amount of force that keeps your feet on the earth)
2. In low speed collisions (10 miles per hour and under), women are 38% more likely to come away with injuries than men.
3. If you had a prior injury to your neck, your risk of re-injury is 5 times greater when you are involved in another auto collision.
4. If you are a woman, you are twice as likely to have injuries than men.
5. If you are aware you are going to be hit and are able to brace yourself, you are 15 times less likely to experience chronic whiplash pain.
6. If you did not know the collision was coming, you are more likely to have long-term pain.
7. After one year, 59% of motor vehicle collision victims have headaches and 56% have neck pain.
8. If, after a low speed motor vehicle collision, your symptoms don't show up for at least 24 hours, they can last twice as long.
9. The acceleration of the occupant when hit is 2.5 times that of the car.
10. The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) is frequently stressed during a low speed car collision. The TMJ influences 25% of the cerebellum (which processes information about your joints, muscles and tendons)
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