Betty asks…Physics Force Question!- Newton's Laws!?If you are in a car that is struck from behind, you can receive a serious neck injury called whiplash.
Using Newton's laws of motion, explain what happens.
How does a headrest reduce whiplash?Nancy answers:Because when the car is hit it sends you and the car foward, by pressing the breaks the car stops but you keep travelling*1, your belt then stops you travelling and the force of hitting the belt sends you back2* resulitng in your nick
