...... so i'm assuming the answer to my question is "no" - you've never taken a single physics class.
it may or may not have happened in this case, but this IS physically possible. in case you hadn't noticed, slamming on your brakes does not equal stopping. newton's first law: an object in motion tends to stay in motion. hence, cars take
time to slow down and come to a complete stop. it takes A LOT less to slow a person down than it does to slow a car down. a car traveling at 50mph takes around 175-200 feet to come to complete stop (
link). 175 feet!!! so in order for the car to NOT hit him, he'd have to fly
more than 175 feet. do you have any idea how hard it would be to launch a human body over 175 feet through the air, horizontally, from only four-five feet from the ground?!
hfawk:
even if the car was traveling slower, say 40 mph, it would still take about 120 feet (
link) to stop (and at 30mph, 67 feet).
this should be common sense to most people, but even if it isn't, it's also basic high-school-level, no-calculus-required physics :slap: