Modeling of Truck-Car Sideswipe Collisions Using Lug Patterns SAE Paper No. 2008-01-0179 SAE World Congress 2008; Detroit, MI Author: John Steiner Vehicle to vehicle sideswipe collisions may involve contact between a vehicle body and a contacting vehicle’s rotating wheels, tires and lug nuts. During a sideswipe collision between a truck and an automobile it is