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Walker, Jearl – Scientific American, 1989
Explains the variables involved when stopping a car on various types of pavement, braking schemes and additional concerns. (RT)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Accident Prevention, College Science, Motor Vehicles
Peer reviewedSwinson, Derek B. – Physics Teacher, 1995
Describes the physics of what happens when a single vehicle rolls over on its side during the process of turning in an arc. (JRH)
Descriptors: Gravity (Physics), Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Physics
Peer reviewedCross, Roger T.; Mehegan, Julie – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Examines whether young children hold naive conceptions of speed and whether the nature of their concepts could be a causal factor in pedestrian accidents. Finds that children hold a range of beliefs regarding the concept of speed that would place them at risk. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
