RE: NCAP Crash Tests
Tuesday 1st July 2003
NCAP Crash Tests
Do the new tests for pedestrian safety spell disaster for car styling?
Discussion
What happenned to the green cross code adverts that you couldn't avoid on the telly when I was a kid?
There are enough ads telling us that pensions and giros are gonna be paid direct into your account, but nothing telling people that walking out into the road in front of a moving car is dangerous.
ed for spellin' again....
>> Edited by kdd on Tuesday 1st July 11:41
There are enough ads telling us that pensions and giros are gonna be paid direct into your account, but nothing telling people that walking out into the road in front of a moving car is dangerous.
ed for spellin' again....
>> Edited by kdd on Tuesday 1st July 11:41
Gren's post was quite accurate – the Commission has been working with the likes of Ford (and all its brands) and Instron Schenck on systems that detect an imminent pedestrian collision and deploy a bonnet lift device. There are an incredible number of problems to be overcome with the sensors though, so in the meantime there is pressure to remove or cover sharp objects (imagine the Spirit of Ecstasy ripping through your guts) and to have more space between the bonnet and the hard objects underneath such as engines or spare tyres in order to cushion impact.
It doesn't mean the end for styling as bonnet lift devices are very small and have been fitted in regular models such as Focus' with no trouble. Also, IMO the MG TF looks better than the MGF.
It doesn't mean the end for styling as bonnet lift devices are very small and have been fitted in regular models such as Focus' with no trouble. Also, IMO the MG TF looks better than the MGF.
lotuslad said:
Gren's post was quite accurate – the Commission has been working with the likes of Ford (and all its brands) and Instron Schenck on systems that detect an imminent pedestrian collision and deploy a bonnet lift device. There are an incredible number of problems to be overcome with the sensors though, so in the meantime there is pressure to remove or cover sharp objects (imagine the Spirit of Ecstasy ripping through your guts) and to have more space between the bonnet and the hard objects underneath such as engines or spare tyres in order to cushion impact.
It doesn't mean the end for styling as bonnet lift devices are very small and have been fitted in regular models such as Focus' with no trouble. Also, IMO the MG TF looks better than the MGF.
So, Mercedes will have to remove the sights, oops, sorry, 3 pointed star from the front of the car?
The star folds flat though should some poor pedestrian not appreciate that the driver is "considerably richer than yawse" and find himself bouncing along the bonnet.
As ever, the mum's favourite, the 'As long as my kids are safe I don't care if I wipe out half of Surrey in this two and a half ton leviathan 4X4' is a worry though. At least the Toerag has made some headway though.
As ever, the mum's favourite, the 'As long as my kids are safe I don't care if I wipe out half of Surrey in this two and a half ton leviathan 4X4' is a worry though. At least the Toerag has made some headway though.
I've been told that for a typical steel car, you need about 3" between the inside of the bonnet and anything hard underneath it. - which is a bit scary from the styling point of view. That said, as the Directive has been drafted, manufacturers are allowed to have worse results over a certain percentage of the surface area (which they are allowed to nominate) provided the rest of it meets the requirements. This allows them to not worry quite so much about things like strut tops and plenum chambers.
there are other ways round this, have al ook at what mazda are doing with the RX-8
www.alcoa.com/car_truck/en/mazda_success.asp
www.alcoa.com/car_truck/en/mazda_success.asp
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