Why is sitting behind the driver in a car considered the safest part in the car?

Question

Why is sitting behind the driver in a car considered the safest part in the car?

Answer 1

driver at the front and he is the one likely to make the mistakes while driving, but remember you can be rummed from behind, so no place is safe

Answer 2

Cuz the driver eats the air bag or steering wheel for you.

Answer 3

According to several studies, it can, and the spot that is generally the least desirable, it turns out, is also the safest: the middle of the back seat.

Uncomfortable, yes, but it's also the seat that typically has the largest "crush zone," an area around which the car collapses in a collision, ultimately protecting an occupant.

One large study of the subject, by researchers at the University of Buffalo in 2006, analyzed more than 60,000 fatal crashes and found that passengers in the middle back seat were 86 percent more likely to survive than those in the front seats, and 25 percent more likely to survive than those in the other rear seats.

In an accident, the middle back seat is the safest place to be.

Answer 4

Because if the driver's going to pull anything he would crash into the passenger's side, not his or her side.

Answer 5

1.   Most drivers will veer their side of the car away from danger instinctly.

2.   In the event of a front end collision,   the driver acts as another barrier between you and the windshield or steering column if you are not belted in.

Answer 6

because the driver acts to protect their side of the car when they notice danger