Crumple Zones
Many car enthusiasts from older generations complain that cars made more recently feel flimsy and unsafe.
Older automobiles, especially those built before 1980, tend to have more rigid, heavier steel frames and chassis than vehicles made recently.
In reality, however, the "flimsy" cars of today are actually far safer than older vehicles.
Modern automobiles are built with areas known as "crumple zones," designed to absorb the force of an impact.
By controlling how force transfers through the vehicle on impact, it is possible to guide the force away from passengers.
Crumple zones and similar safety features also help prevent passengers from becoming trapped after a collision by controlling how the vehicle folds in on itself.
In contrast, the rigid steel bodies of older automobiles cause much of the force of a collision to be transferred to the cabin.
Although the vehicle itself may be less damaged by the collision than newer vehicles, the rigidity of the frame means that it cannot absorb as much energy.
Passengers in these vehicles experience more intense forces than those in more recent vehicles.
So while modern vehicles seem to be completely destroyed in accidents that an older vehicle could make it through, this is only because automakers have developed ways of making the vehicle take the brunt of the impact.
Rather than being killed in accidents, passengers of newer cars may escape unscathed.
Unfortunately crumple zones do not always work as they should.
A poorly-designed crumple zone could buckle incorrectly, transferring more force into the cabin than it should.
The same can happen if safety barriers between the cabin and other parts of the car are not strong enough to deal with the forces moving through them.
Automakers that cut corners on important safety features put their customers' lives at risk.
If you or someone you love has been seriously harmed because of a poorly-designed crumple zone, you have the right to seek justice from the people responsible.
To learn more about the rights of car accident victims, visit the website of the Madison car accident lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.
C.
today.
Older automobiles, especially those built before 1980, tend to have more rigid, heavier steel frames and chassis than vehicles made recently.
In reality, however, the "flimsy" cars of today are actually far safer than older vehicles.
Modern automobiles are built with areas known as "crumple zones," designed to absorb the force of an impact.
By controlling how force transfers through the vehicle on impact, it is possible to guide the force away from passengers.
Crumple zones and similar safety features also help prevent passengers from becoming trapped after a collision by controlling how the vehicle folds in on itself.
In contrast, the rigid steel bodies of older automobiles cause much of the force of a collision to be transferred to the cabin.
Although the vehicle itself may be less damaged by the collision than newer vehicles, the rigidity of the frame means that it cannot absorb as much energy.
Passengers in these vehicles experience more intense forces than those in more recent vehicles.
So while modern vehicles seem to be completely destroyed in accidents that an older vehicle could make it through, this is only because automakers have developed ways of making the vehicle take the brunt of the impact.
Rather than being killed in accidents, passengers of newer cars may escape unscathed.
Unfortunately crumple zones do not always work as they should.
A poorly-designed crumple zone could buckle incorrectly, transferring more force into the cabin than it should.
The same can happen if safety barriers between the cabin and other parts of the car are not strong enough to deal with the forces moving through them.
Automakers that cut corners on important safety features put their customers' lives at risk.
If you or someone you love has been seriously harmed because of a poorly-designed crumple zone, you have the right to seek justice from the people responsible.
To learn more about the rights of car accident victims, visit the website of the Madison car accident lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.
C.
today.