Smart car crash...Wow!!!
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Smart car crash...Wow!!!
I just watched this and my jaw dropped, well worth watching..
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...30767077503480
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...30767077503480
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What would the result have been in a big ol' Ford pickup?
You would have moved or gone over that barrier and went a little ways before coming to rest. The stop in that little car seemed a bit abrupt. The safety cage's integrity was pretty impressive, though.
You would have moved or gone over that barrier and went a little ways before coming to rest. The stop in that little car seemed a bit abrupt. The safety cage's integrity was pretty impressive, though.
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Originally Posted by Lead_Foot
In a big ol ford pickup it'd be horrible, more energy to dissipate, thats why those little cars do so well, that little car has so much less energy to dissapate it doesn't need to be as strong.
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Originally Posted by Neb86
Let the vehicle dissipate it's own energy. Just don't stop my mass that suddenly!
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Originally Posted by Neb86
The stop in that little car seemed a bit abrupt.
Those smart cars are pretty impressive, a person 3 doors down has one.
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This is for those that think bigger is better, enjoy..........
http://miltechsolutions.tripod.com/o..._Barrier_1.wmv
http://miltechsolutions.tripod.com/o..._Barrier_1.wmv
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Originally Posted by OSin86
This is for those that think bigger is better, enjoy..........
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Originally Posted by Neb86
The concrete barrier moved for the little car thereby absorbing some of the energy of impact. The barrier hardly budged for the dump truck (I was surprised at the fire though). Apples and Oranges.
A fixed barrier and some K-rails are apples and oranges, I agree.
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Originally Posted by Neb86
Let the vehicle dissipate it's own energy. Just don't stop my mass that suddenly!
That SmartCar crash was impressive. I'm curious how a driver's legs would have done. They don't really show it close enough to see if someone would have lost their legs or not.
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Their legs would be a bit crooked. Might require welding.
I suspect the problem with the smart car is the high G stop. People do funny things in a high G stop, even when not impaled or crushed. In particular your aorta is not supported by anything in particular. It can seperate from you heart giving complete blood loss, internally, in a few seconds. I forget at what G level this begins happening.
In general you worry about other cars. Said another way... Ain't nobody gonna move that bridge abutment. So when a wreck is unavoidable the guy with the heavier car has the better chances.(ceteris paribus)
I suspect the problem with the smart car is the high G stop. People do funny things in a high G stop, even when not impaled or crushed. In particular your aorta is not supported by anything in particular. It can seperate from you heart giving complete blood loss, internally, in a few seconds. I forget at what G level this begins happening.
In general you worry about other cars. Said another way... Ain't nobody gonna move that bridge abutment. So when a wreck is unavoidable the guy with the heavier car has the better chances.(ceteris paribus)
