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Re: Crash worthiness
Posted by xq [Email] (more from xq) on Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:11:47
In Reply to: Crash worthiness, Gryphin, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:10:37
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If I remember correctly, the 900 has been downgraded in insurance industry crash tests because the brake pedal broke off (or something like that) during tests. What they failed to take into consideration though, was that this is a purposefully designed feature that keeps the driver's legs from breaking in a crash. It seems that (duh), when you are about to crash into something, the natural reaction is to freaking STAND on the brake pedal, locking your legs rigidly. The shearing brake pedal thus allows your legs to go limp at the point of impact, reducing injury. Removing this "negative" (??) feature from the data actually put the NG SAabs in the highest rated group as far as crash worthiness goes.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Crash worthiness, Gryphin, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:10:37
- Crash info, Roger (NAWC), Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:54:39
- Re: Crash worthiness, Nicole, Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:53:41
- Re: Crash worthiness, xq, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:11:47 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Crash worthiness, Baron
, Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:39:01
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