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Fifth gear 4x4 test
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
--- Quote from: Disco_Stu on January 08, 2008, 14:02:01 ---Re run the test with a 6mm steel winch bumper and steering guard and I'll bet that'll be different again.
Stu.
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yes ive seen and it looks bad . all i say least it was a 300 series and not a 200 series with no airbag. least now EURO-N-CAP are more real life set ups. safety can only get better with newer models.
the old series one 80inch really does look a bad motor for safety now if used as a every day car.
Disco Matt:
I've never been convinced by airbags TBH - notice that they're not used in motorsport where crashes are likely to be far more severe? I've also heard tales from recovery drivers of side airbags causing neck injuries that wouldn't have occurred otherwise.
mike142sl:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on January 08, 2008, 16:53:24 ---I've never been convinced by airbags TBH - notice that they're not used in motorsport where crashes are likely to be far more severe? I've also heard tales from recovery drivers of side airbags causing neck injuries that wouldn't have occurred otherwise.
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Hang on - motorsport cars have all manner of cages, four point straps etc to protect the driver, hardly comparable to every day cars. I suspect there is plenty of evidence to suggest air bags have saved lives.
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: mike142sl on January 08, 2008, 17:00:14 ---
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on January 08, 2008, 16:53:24 ---I've never been convinced by airbags TBH - notice that they're not used in motorsport where crashes are likely to be far more severe? I've also heard tales from recovery drivers of side airbags causing neck injuries that wouldn't have occurred otherwise.
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Hang on - motorsport cars have all manner of cages, four point straps etc to protect the driver, hardly comparable to every day cars. I suspect there is plenty of evidence to suggest air bags have saved lives.
True - my point is that airbags aren't the only way
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clbarclay:
A winch bumper won't necisserily help the occupants of the disco survive. The smart cars are a classic example of that, the structure won't bend much in a 70mph crash, but because there are virtually no crumple zones to reduce the deceleration, the higher G forces are more likely to kill the occupants.
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