Results of a collison at 35kmh

[rh71]

Lightweight materials, as strong as they supposedly are, cannot remain undamaged in a 40mph crash. We're not talking about steel here... try being as agile with that stuff on your front end.

[James Douglas 2007]

Originally Posted by rh71

Lightweight materials, as strong as they supposedly are, cannot remain undamaged in a 40mph crash. We're not talking about steel here... try being as agile with that stuff on your front end.

We're talking about a 35 kph (22 mph) collision. 40 mph is the speed at which fontal crash tests are conducted…

[rh71]

Originally Posted by James Douglas 2007

We're talking about a 35 kph (22 mph) collision. 40 mph is the speed at which fontal crash tests are conducted…

Oh did I miss where he stated the speed ?

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by rh71

Oh did I miss where he stated the speed ?

In the OP...35 kilometers per hour

[rh71]

Originally Posted by motordavid

In the OP...35 kilometers per hour

oops I was looking in the actual text. Does this consider the other vehicle's speed or did he only hit the other car on it's broad-side where that wouldn't be a factor?

[Wagner]

silly plastic.

[motordavid]

Imo, a result of the trend to lighter materials, (stronger?!),
combined with the integration of hood, sexy lights and curves,
fascia, bumper, etc. Looks titz, possibly helps with Cd, but
does not "protect" like the old ugly bumpers and stuff.

And, costly to fix, be we all like the looks of modern rides.

[KEF]

Originally Posted by motordavid

...but
does not "protect" like the old ugly bumpers and stuff.

The crumple zones of the car that are designed to absorb force and actually protect the occupants on impact have little to do with thermoplastic fenders. Really.

Have you every seen an F1 car after it hit the wall at light speed? Not much left of it other than the shell that the driver is sitting in.

Looks horrific, car bursts into 1000 pieces, but the driver sustains minimal injury when compared to the impact.

Cheers,
KEF

[BGM]

Here are pics of my e53 in Jan '06 after someone pulled out in front of me without looking and I drove through her Chevy Cavalier engine compartment at 40 mph. She got pulled out by the Jaws of Life and was messed up bad. I walked away from the accident with no injuries (airbag went off). BTW--it was fixed and no problems with it to date ($20K in repairs and 2 months in the shop). They are tanks and I never thought I would need the safety that is built in. I am a believer.

[silVerbUllt_x5]

well i have to say i felt really safe when the collison
occured. i guess the amount of damage was due to the crumple zones in the car to absorbe the force. its nice to see all the safety warmings that lit up on iDrive knowing that i had all this technology behind me preventing me from any injuries.