Date:         Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:27:42 -0700
Reply-To:     DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
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From:         DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon crash safety
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>>http://www.251.org/volvocrash.html
>>
>>because of the van's height it jumped the hood of the volvo. if it hit
>>another van or truck or SUV , you'd probably be dead...
>>
>>chris
>
>From what I can see in the images, the VW did NOT jump the Volvo's
>hood. The van's front wheels do not leave the ground, as can be seen
>by checking the relative positions of the front tires with the bottom
>of the film frames (fixed camera). Its rear wheels do, but that's not
>the point.
>
>In the second image in the strip it can be seen that the Volvo has
>collapsed, with the cabin dipping more strongly toward the front than
>nosedive due to compressed suspension could possibly account for.
>
>Look at the image of the Volvo afterward... the front is crushed
>RIGHT back to the windshield and beyond. The Volvo's famed "safety"
>cell has failed utterly.

Looking at that same photo of the Volvo, you can see the right front
corner of the hood in the background, still horizontal, pretty much
in it's original position (albeit a bit bent up). From this view it
does seem that the hood and engine compartment are still intact...

Dave
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