Watch this video - 40mph crash test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxyV9Ty_TTU
No car should crumble like that at such a low speed.
2007-08-19 22:32:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I understand the use of crumple zones on cars, but this crash goes far beyond that. If you look close, all four wheels of the car come up off the ground, everything attached underneath (exhaust and other parts) come flying off and the dummy driving - it doesnt appear that the air bag stops his head. It looks as if his head still smacks the steering wheel and dash.
2007-08-20 06:31:36 · update #1
You don't understand crash tests at all, it seems. The more the car crumples, the less the driver crumples. If that car didn't crumple ahead of and around the driver, the driver would be absorbing the crash, with deadly results. The more the car bounces, the more energy is transferred away from the driver. Did you know, that if you run into a brick wall in a MiniCooper at 40 mph, there is an excellent chance you will walk away? Did you know that if you run into that same brick wall in a Ford F-150, there is an excellent chance you won't walk away?
2007-08-20 10:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think you fill find that any car would do much better, if it didnt crumple, it would pass the entire force of deacceleration onto its occupants. This impact would be plenty enough to kill them, its about the same force exerted on them as if you were jumping out of a 2nd floor window and hitting the ground..
2007-08-20 10:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by cosso77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, yeah, it should. Cars now are built with "Crumple Zones", areas that are design to deform to absorb the force of impact, and distribute it around (hopefully) the passenger compartment.
2007-08-20 06:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by strech 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋