smatthew
Active Member
Dude,if you're just going to deliberately misinterpret whatever anyone writes, in order to suit your answer, you should just avoid the internet.
As for your answer, it's wrong. If you want to lessen the impact of whiplash, release your brake. Don't take my word for it, but ask anyone who knows a little physics.
I'm a physics teacher, and I didn't believe it at first, but one of my coworkers used to specialize in accident reconstruction, and he showed us the math. It's not intuitive, but it's true.
If you release the brake, you will be accelerated at a much higher rate, which leads to injury.
But don't take my word for it:
"If you hear the noise of a car braking, stomp on your brake pedal and push your back and head against the backrest and the headrest without turning your head. This will provide you with the best chance of avoiding a neck injury."
Reference: Foreman, SM, Croft AC. Whiplash injuries: The cervical acceleration/deceleration syndrome, 2nd ed., Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1995.