I have just been watching a video of my car being smashed into a deformable wall at 40mph. I am reassured that I'd live following such an event. I'd probably escape inunjured (my car's 5 star).
However, I thought they conducted these tests at 30pmh? Did they increase the speeds because of increased safety?
I watched some videos for 2 star cars, and I'm shocked they even let them off the production lines like that. Awful.
To think that in some cars, you walk away unhurt, but in others you sustain quite severe injuries, for the same set of external influences, is quite horrifying. For instance, if my car were to smash into a 1998 Nissan Micra at a combined 40mph, I'd be walking around within 10 seconds, but the Micra driver would be unable to open his door, possibly even unconscious.
I remember a test on 5th gear (the one with the fit lass presenter), where they smashed two Renault Espaces into each other, the difference between them being their age. One was a 1994 model, one was a 2006 model. The 1994 model was practically destroyed, the driver would have been killed. The 2006 model was almost repairable. The driver would have walked away.
Sobering that crash standards differ so much between the cars that are currently amongst each other on the road.
What NCAP rating is your car? Can you bear to watch the online videos of the tests for your car?
However, I thought they conducted these tests at 30pmh? Did they increase the speeds because of increased safety?
I watched some videos for 2 star cars, and I'm shocked they even let them off the production lines like that. Awful.
To think that in some cars, you walk away unhurt, but in others you sustain quite severe injuries, for the same set of external influences, is quite horrifying. For instance, if my car were to smash into a 1998 Nissan Micra at a combined 40mph, I'd be walking around within 10 seconds, but the Micra driver would be unable to open his door, possibly even unconscious.
I remember a test on 5th gear (the one with the fit lass presenter), where they smashed two Renault Espaces into each other, the difference between them being their age. One was a 1994 model, one was a 2006 model. The 1994 model was practically destroyed, the driver would have been killed. The 2006 model was almost repairable. The driver would have walked away.
Sobering that crash standards differ so much between the cars that are currently amongst each other on the road.
What NCAP rating is your car? Can you bear to watch the online videos of the tests for your car?
