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(Solved): Q. A car travelling downhill hesitantly turns right into the set-down area of a railway station. It ...



Q. A car travelling downhill hesitantly turns right into the set-down area of a railway station. It forces a taxi travelling downhill in the same lane (a car-type taxi) to execute an emergency stop. The rear-seated taxi passengers were not wearing seat-belts, the front seat passenger was, but was holding an infant in their arms. A following bus cannot stop in time and rear-ends the taxi. Police find that the mobile phone records of the driver of the first car have been deleted, but witnesses state the driver was clearly using their mobile phone at the time of the crash. With reference to the material in the circulated course reference list throughout, discuss: (a) Four likely mechanisms/causes of injury to the occupants of the taxi (40% of question weight). (b) The various vehicle safety features (active and passive, and driver skills that may have been used to prevent or lessen injury caused by the accident, and the possible outcomes in terms of injury prevention (60% of question weight).



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