If a driver makes contact with a steering wheel during a 35-mph crash, she comes to rest
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If a driver makes contact with a steering wheel during a 35-mph crash, she comes to rest in about Δt = 15 ms. If, during an identical crash, the driver makes contact with an air bag, she comes to rest in about Δ t = 110 ms. What is the ratio Fsw/Fab of the force exerted by the steering wheel to the force exerted by the air bag on the driver?
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