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I believe Volvo's are some of the nicest cars you can collide with as a pedestrian/cyclist. Yes, a car is an insane concept, but I'm not sure you're barking up

by tormeh 11y ago

I believe Volvo's are some of the nicest cars you can collide with as a pedestrian/cyclist. Yes, a car is an insane concept, but I'm not sure you're barking up the right tree here.

revelation 11y ago
Oh really? http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-truck-safety-and-efficiency-law-faces-delay-until-2019-310740 http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-truck-safety-a... Volvo, for instance, began rolling out new designs in 2012, so it could be at a disadvantage if competitors introduce more up-to-date models in the near future. Wait guys, we just brought out these shitty unsafe trucks recently, we can't be making safe ones already! We'll take 10 years, thank you very much. Seriously, fuck them. They delay improved safety designs for trucks (with extremely mild changes, nonetheless) and then tell people to spray themselves with reflective plastic. In retrospect, the gun analogy was way too tame. Gun manufacturers don't want kids killed, but Volvo is pushing for more of them to be run over.
- vomitcuddle 11y ago
  Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Trucks are owned by different companies
  - revelation 11y ago
    You say this as if the particular organizational structure of a company has any bearing on the matter at hand. I think that's a ridiculous notion. If you're happy with your Volvo, feel free to replace that make with any other you don't like. All the same, really.
    - tormeh 11y ago
      Look, they're not the same thing. Volvo is a Swedish corporation that makes heavy vehicles and their engines, e.g. buses, trucks, construction equipment and ship engines. Volvo Car Corporation is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. They used to be owned by Ford or something. It's totally their fault that it's confusing, though, I'll give you that, but you're still wrong.
bnegreve 11y ago
> Volvo's are some of the nicest cars you can collide with as a pedestrian/cyclist What does this mean?
- alkonaut 11y ago
  That many volvos have the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in mind in the design. Most of it of course to avoid colliding in the first place (such as cyclist and pedestrian detection systems), but the design has elements that protects pedestrians in a collision too, such as soft elements in the front of the car, a special hood and external airbag for pedestrians, and so on. http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2013-02/volvos-new-airbags-protect-pedestrians-too http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2013-02/volvos-new-airbag...
  - bnegreve 11y ago
    Ok thanks, I had no idea.

by tormeh 11y ago

I believe Volvo's are some of the nicest cars you can collide with as a pedestrian/cyclist. Yes, a car is an insane concept, but I'm not sure you're barking up the right tree here.

revelation 11y ago

Oh really? http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-truck-safety-and-efficiency-law-faces-delay-until-2019-310740 http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-truck-safety-a... Volvo, for instance, began rolling out new designs in 2012, so it could be at a disadvantage if competitors introduce more up-to-date models in the near future. Wait guys, we just brought out these shitty unsafe trucks recently, we can't be making safe ones already! We'll take 10 years, thank you very much. Seriously, fuck them. They delay improved safety designs for trucks (with extremely mild changes, nonetheless) and then tell people to spray themselves with reflective plastic. In retrospect, the gun analogy was way too tame. Gun manufacturers don't want kids killed, but Volvo is pushing for more of them to be run over.

vomitcuddle 11y ago
Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Trucks are owned by different companies
- revelation 11y ago
  You say this as if the particular organizational structure of a company has any bearing on the matter at hand. I think that's a ridiculous notion. If you're happy with your Volvo, feel free to replace that make with any other you don't like. All the same, really.
  - tormeh 11y ago
    Look, they're not the same thing. Volvo is a Swedish corporation that makes heavy vehicles and their engines, e.g. buses, trucks, construction equipment and ship engines. Volvo Car Corporation is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. They used to be owned by Ford or something. It's totally their fault that it's confusing, though, I'll give you that, but you're still wrong.

bnegreve 11y ago

> Volvo's are some of the nicest cars you can collide with as a pedestrian/cyclist What does this mean?

alkonaut 11y ago
That many volvos have the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in mind in the design. Most of it of course to avoid colliding in the first place (such as cyclist and pedestrian detection systems), but the design has elements that protects pedestrians in a collision too, such as soft elements in the front of the car, a special hood and external airbag for pedestrians, and so on. http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2013-02/volvos-new-airbags-protect-pedestrians-too http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2013-02/volvos-new-airbag...
- bnegreve 11y ago
  Ok thanks, I had no idea.