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What do these look like? Never seen one.
by brianwawok 8y ago
What do these look like? Never seen one.
- kalleboo 8y agoUS truck: https://heavyvehicles.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fresightliner-cascadia-semi-truck-659x381.jpg https://heavyvehicles.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fresightline... EU truck: https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/transex-truck-bern-2.jpeg https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/... On the US truck, there is an open space under the trailer, where the engine of a car can go in so the trailer decapitates the passengers. On the EU truck, there are bars under the trailer to stop cars from going in there and letting the crumple zone do its job.
- ferongr 8y agoIf you've actually seen those guards in real live, you'd realise they're not able to stop anything heavier than a bicycle hitting them. The supports are often thin bent sheet steel and the bars themselves soft aluminum extrusions. Enforcements of standards is very lax in most countries.
- thescriptkiddie 8y agoYou're probably confusing the crash bars with similar looking but non-structural aerodynamic fairings, which are much more common in the US. The EU-compliant crash bars are an integral part of the trailer frame, not something bolted on.