ashally, that's incorrect.
For something like a falling tree, perpendicular would be correct, but for something like a flipping car, away from is better. The reason being that with every impact on the floor, there's a chance the car will lose it's forward momentum. By running away from it you increase the distance it must travel to reach you, and increase the chances it will stop before hitting you.
Of course, the people running from the car were not actually thinking this - they were thinking "FUKFUKFUKFUKFUKFUKFUK"
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Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Mon 19 Jul 2010, 20:03,
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