Nice example and explanation talk2tiny.
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Originally Posted by MAD
Drivers B & C (two car head on collision) hit each other at the exact same speed (100km/h each). Since there are two cars involved there is now 2m of total travel from the point of impact to the point of rest, but this distance is shared equally between the two cars. Each driver still decelerates from 100-0 in 1m.
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The driver actually decelerates relative to the other car from 200km/h to 0km/h in 2m in this example.