It's odd that the best place to hit them is the center of the bumper because that seems like the place you'd be least likely to hit them. I assume you'd try to turn and avoid them, which would lead to you hitting with the sides of the bumper almost everytime.Pedestrian protection does get tested too and the sweet spot is the middle of your bumper. Not saying you should go out and start hitting people but the safest place to do so is in the middle.
Here's the results if you want to see the actual numbers.
Well it's part of a whole shift in the industry. While every car may not have it yet, vehicles are being designed with pedestrian safety in mind even if that means no air bags.You're unlucky to get hit by a car, but you'd be lucky to be hit by this particular Volvo vehicle because pedestrian air bags are really not common whatsoever.
Glad that the Qashqai got 5 stars though. I wouldn't completely disregard a vehicle if it didn't have a 5 star rating, but at this point it seems like you shouldn't really be putting a vehicle into production without it living up to the highest measures of safety.
meh they're superficial more then anything. you still just got hit with 300 lbs of steelPedestrian air bags make even more sense for self driving vehicles. Those vehicles will have to value pedestrian life and passenger life equally.
Yea I'm curious how effective they are at actually preventing or mitigating injury. I want to see the crash tests for them.meh they're superficial more then anything. you still just got hit with 300 lbs of steel
But it's not about J-Walking, it's all about being mindful of your surroundings and having proper judgement.Best pedestrian safety is the kind where drivers pay more attention and pedestrians don't j-walk.
Well, considering it happens on local streets, around the speed limit is what you can expect some of them to happen or at least up to for overall impacts.I wonder what speed most pedestrian impacts happen at. Is it slow moving, or do they drive right through them?
