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Old 12-06-2023, 04:09 PM   #649
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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0 View Post
It isn't the heaviest truck on the road. Its acceleration ability doesn't change anything about the force transfer. The speed is all that matters. It doesn't matter if it is accelerating to 70mph from 0mph faster than other vehicles, if it hits something at 70mph then it will be no different than any other large truck hitting something at highway speeds.
I read he was talking about the mass, and not acceleration. As you say it doesn't really matter if the object is accelerating, but the speed at impact and the mass.

But, you are right, the CT does have many peers in the mass category. Not all trucks are that high a mass though. I suspect it's in the top 10% in mass.
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