F-250 crash test video
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F-250 crash test video
YouTube - Ford F-250 vs. Ford Focus crash test, top view (NHTSA)
was just in awe after seeing this video and had to share.
was just in awe after seeing this video and had to share.
#2
I think I'll keep my gas hog.
YouTube - '06 Ford F-250 vs. '02 Ford Focus crash test, closer (NHTSA)
YouTube - '06 Ford F-250 vs. '02 Ford Focus crash test, closer (NHTSA)
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Keep in mind, while the Focus looks a lot worse, the car has absorbed a lot of the impact. The passengers in the truck would have taken more of the impact by either hitting the windshield and/or held back by the seat belt. They would experience a much abrupt stop and could cause more internal injuries.
#5
They cost more to insure because if you hit someone else you total their car!
riggz, perhaps what you say is true if you hit something solid or maybe another f250, but looking at that video the 250 doesnt deaccelerate any faster than the focus, infact the focus ends up going backwards, any cushioning from crumple zones in the focus will have the same effect on the f250 (equal and opposite forces and all that)
edd
riggz, perhaps what you say is true if you hit something solid or maybe another f250, but looking at that video the 250 doesnt deaccelerate any faster than the focus, infact the focus ends up going backwards, any cushioning from crumple zones in the focus will have the same effect on the f250 (equal and opposite forces and all that)
edd
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I think my 06 F250 passed the test.
here's another video of an 06 hitting a brick wall:
YouTube - 2006 Ford F-250 Frontal Override Test
here's another video of an 06 hitting a brick wall:
YouTube - 2006 Ford F-250 Frontal Override Test
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#8
They cost more to insure because if you hit someone else you total their car!
riggz, perhaps what you say is true if you hit something solid or maybe another f250, but looking at that video the 250 doesnt deaccelerate any faster than the focus, infact the focus ends up going backwards, any cushioning from crumple zones in the focus will have the same effect on the f250 (equal and opposite forces and all that)
edd
riggz, perhaps what you say is true if you hit something solid or maybe another f250, but looking at that video the 250 doesnt deaccelerate any faster than the focus, infact the focus ends up going backwards, any cushioning from crumple zones in the focus will have the same effect on the f250 (equal and opposite forces and all that)
edd
This is why they create the crumple zones and newer/safer cars don't hold up as well in accidents.
#9
It's not something you are going to see but rather feel. I've worked numerous wrecks where the passengers in the smaller cars have surface injruies while the bigger vehicle's passengers have more internal injuries. The focus transfers the energy of impact through the frame of the car and absorbs a lot more than the F250. This keeps the passengers from absorbing the energy. Think of it like this. Your insides (internal organs) are going the same speed as the truck. When the truck hits something those organs slam against the rib cage causing internal bleed outs. I've seen so many accidents where the passengers of a vehicle are dead but have no apparent injuries.
This is why they create the crumple zones and newer/safer cars don't hold up as well in accidents.
This is why they create the crumple zones and newer/safer cars don't hold up as well in accidents.
But in the video above, both vehicles are moving into one another, the focus having less mass and being squishy (crumple zones etc) cushion the impact for the f250 as much as for the driver in the focus. ie id still rather be in the f250 in this situation, but if i hit a brick wall, id probably be better off in the focus.
edd
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I think my 06 F250 passed the test.
here's another video of an 06 hitting a brick wall:
YouTube - 2006 Ford F-250 Frontal Override Test
here's another video of an 06 hitting a brick wall:
YouTube - 2006 Ford F-250 Frontal Override Test
#13
Keep in mind, while the Focus looks a lot worse, the car has absorbed a lot of the impact. The passengers in the truck would have taken more of the impact by either hitting the windshield and/or held back by the seat belt. They would experience a much abrupt stop and could cause more internal injuries.
Both experience and theory says you lose in a small "crumple" vehicle.
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