Sorry, that's not what will happen.

Because the woman in the red car was sitting still and was hit by a driver three times her size in a car traveling at a high rate of speed, she will experience the greatest change in position. After the collision, her car will move off with the green car in the direction that car was moving.

 

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"Amusement Park Physics" is inspired by programs from The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond.