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What happens to a passenger car if it drives straight to it? My guess would be that the metal shaft would impale the car and the occupants.
by NullPrefix 7y ago
What happens to a passenger car if it drives straight to it? My guess would be that the metal shaft would impale the car and the occupants.
- tobylane 7y agoAt the sort of speeds that can be achieved in that area (Victoria) the engine might get dented. At motorway speeds it could do what you describe.
- LeonM 7y agoIt might impale the engine, which is designed to slide underneath the cabin in case of a frontal collision. I'd say the risk for the occupants should be similar to hitting a boulder or a tree. It all depends on the speed at impact, but given that these barriers are mainly used in urban areas I don't think they would form much of a risk.
- smacktoward 7y agoThey aired some scientific tests of this question on Squidbillies a few years back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92wPOsuHZ9Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92wPOsuHZ9Y