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Oh, and one more thing. Go walk around the yard of a tow company. Be prepared to feel sick. You'll come away with the conclusion that the standard crash tests,
by qume 11y ago
Oh, and one more thing. Go walk around the yard of a tow company. Be prepared to feel sick.
You'll come away with the conclusion that the standard crash tests, which are well designed for common accidents, are still just a small minority of serious accidents.
And the most horrifying thing that I came away with is the number of wrecks where there is 'car' where the passengers should be. Even in trucks and SUVs.
The strongest cars ever built historically are still the strongest cars on the road, even though there have been some great innovations that they miss out on.
This is just for fun really, not trying to make a point with it, but this is an old Volvo destroying other cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95yOXPoR_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95yOXPoR_s
- userbinator 11y agoVolvos definitely have a well-deserved reputation; for many years, their slogan was "Drive Safely", and they took it seriously. Here's another video where the Volvo's passenger compartment doesn't even change shape while the other car's is completely crushed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt0oQsRvtWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt0oQsRvtWI Although a downside is that, as the joke goes, "a Volvo doesn't need a crumple zone; it uses the other car." Not so good if the other car also happens to be a Volvo...
- reitanqild 11y agoOlder models are a popular choice for the low budget motorcross competitions :-)
- Swizec 11y agoAnother issue is that of energy dissipation. Car being too stiff means passengers get to absorb the energy. Modern cars also have a lot more airbags. Electronic stability systems also do a great job of preventing a lot of crashes.
- kerberosg 11y agoThat is only true if the other car is of the same era. Verus newer cars the crumple roles are very much reserved https://youtu.be/qBDyeWofcLY?t=105 https://youtu.be/qBDyeWofcLY?t=105