On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, DYM wrote:

> Thanks for the well reasoned and inciteful response. Believe me, I do
> understand the difference between a vehicle speeding just before a crash
> and the speed of the vehicle as a contributing factor. The only thing I
> can say at this point (until I can research this more) is that in every
> crash the speed of the vehicle is a contributing factor. This is because
> the speed of the vehicle has a big impact on the amount of kenitic
> engery that must be released at impact.

Certainly. Another excellent source of information is Dr. Leonard Evans,
www.scienceservingsociety.com .