On Wednesday December 28th at around 7:15 am, a Toyota CR-V was seen speeding through a road in Calgary. However slippery conditions caused the vehicle to skid off the road and eject three of its’ passengers, but killing the driver.

This relates to Physics because of the speed and momentum that were factors in this accident. Another way it could relate to Physics is due to Newton’s first law in terms of inertia, the vehicle could have been driving straight down a road when it then slipped, causing it to skid.

Sample calculation:

Equation for momentum – p=mv

Equation for velocity – V = d/t

V = 1000m/3min = 1000m/180s = 5.56m/s

M = 100kg

P= (100)(5.56) = 556kg·m/s