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POINT CHOC [1 record]

Record 1 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
DEF

The area in which one vehicle impacts another vehicle or some other object.

OBS

point of impact: This term is still used but is losing favour as it would indicate that one could determine the exact point at which two objects impacted.

Key term(s)
  • impact area
  • impact point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
CONT

Sur les lieux de l'accident, la police constata que les véhicules occupaient encore leur emplacement découlant de l'accident. La zone de choc n'a pas pu être déterminée avec précision dès lors qu'il n'y avait aucune trace au sol.

Spanish

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