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When crumple zones go wrong

Written by Zane Merva
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
We often take for granted that our vehicles will protect us in a crash. US government regulation ensures that at the very least we won't be caught up in a death trap. It seems in China (?) at least- this is not the case. Just take a look at this video showing the results from a crash test of a truck. It gives the term "crumple zone" a whole new meaning. Update: All the doom and gloom may not be so bad afterall. Here's another video giving more explnation to the disasterous results in the first. Even if the all the crunch isn't a real test- it's still sobering to see what could happen in the right circumstances. Bookmark Email This Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only)