rear impact
Hit from behind
Rear impact refers to a collision where one object strikes another from behind.
Most commonly used for vehicle accidents: The rear impact totaled her bumper.
In automotive safety, rear impact testing evaluates how well seats, headrests, and vehicle structures protect occupants from whiplash and spinal injuries when hit from behind.
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- bumperVehicle's protective edge
- fender benderMinor vehicle collision
- whiplashNeck injury from jerking
hit from behind · fender · tailgate · shunt · crumple · crumple zone · jolt · brake · brake lights · trunk · smash · pileup · chain reaction · insurance · insurance claim · damage · dent · neck
- Vehicle Safetyairbags, seat belts, ABS, antilock brakes, anti-lock brakes
- collisionshead-on, sideswipe, T-bone, broadside, fender bender
- crash testingcrash test, test dummy, frontal crash, NHTSA, star rating
direction of collision
rear impacthead-on collision
Direct front-to-front impact
frontal impact · head-on crash · side impact · T-bone collision · rollover
rear, rears, reared, rearing, rearward, rearmost, impact, impacts, impacted