[Spridgets] 58 -67 Lap Belts
John Leier
john.leier at leier.org
Tue Jun 30 15:30:19 MDT 2009
> Nothing on new cars is meant to take any impact.
It's designed precisely to take the impact and sacrifice itself for the
greater good of the passenger :-)
>> We are probably safer in our metal cars, than we would be in a modern
>> plastic one. Newer cars are generally totaled following relatively minor
>> accidents.
Not sure I follow this logic. You're safest when the extremeties of the car
crush (as long as the passenger compartment remains intact). Any of the
energy not absorbed by crumple zones are transmitted to the occupants. That
is not a good thing.
Our Spridgets aren't designed to crumple.
Animated explanation at
http://www.k12.nf.ca/gc/Science/Physics3204/Projects2003/SlotA/ProjectA2/link20.htm
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