If the mass is increased the lesser tendency of feeling the jolt. When the mass increases, the resistance to motion also increases which is called the inertia. And for the same velocity the momentum also increases. The car will tend to keep on moving forward during a collision.
Explanation: You can tell the speaker is bitter because they are lamenting their current circumstance. Also the use of the phrase "be reduced to" implies that they are not in a good position.
