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1. 1. Richie | September 27th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

   Wow. That’s really something.

2. 2. Mr.pedro | September 27th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

   Thank god

3. 3. Akbar | September 27th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

   Intersting, however Volvo’s cars arent as sturdy and rock solid safe as they were during the box-shaped years (80’s, 90’s) contrastingly ’safe’ cars have more crumple zones and the car’s exterior body is a total wreck in an accident taking the full force of an accident. The steel enforced safe zone frame is more sturdy though. Similar to F1 cars that vapourise at the drop of an hat when a speck hits them…

   Overall, we have come a long way but still, knee airbags are not a safety standard yet. My car has 10 airbags in it but no knee protection, which apparently is the highest prone area in any accident, after the whiplash effect. I guess with safety, safe driving still needs to catch up.

4. 4. Mark | September 27th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

   Volvo’s cars today are a lot safer than their 80’s and 90’s box designs. Just because a car crumples up more today doesn’t mean its less safer. It crumples up to absorb the accident and thats why you walk out of the car less injuries than you would have 20 years ago.

5. 5. Akbar | September 27th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

   Mark, Agree with you on the crumple zones. But disagree that Volvos are lot safer than what they were in yester years. If you compare an old volvo to a new one, maybe yes they are safer. But, What I meat was, There are many more safer cars than Volvo now and volvo is no longer an invinsible safety brand anymore. Still ground breaking though, but the monopoly is fading fast. Talkinga bout cars, did you see the Teslas? They have some competitive line up up for grabs soon.Too sad they are not sold here. http://www.teslamotors.com/

6. 6. Khalid | September 27th, 2009 at 10:28 pm

   The old one looks better though. :P

7. 7. Summer | September 27th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

   I never realized that!;)

8. 8. Armani Exchnager | September 27th, 2009 at 11:58 pm

   Well i hope all car industry look into this issue more closely, as a matter of fact they are doing it but they have to be more aggressive in designing a safety vehicles.

9. 9. J | September 28th, 2009 at 12:22 am

   So the uglier the car, the safer it is ? :p

10. 10. Sfsa78 | September 28th, 2009 at 12:35 am

    All this thanks to Ralph Nader.
    Search: unsafe at any speed.

11. 12. Abid | September 28th, 2009 at 8:00 am

    BTW Link doesnt go to the post, it goes to the main page of the blog.

12. 13. Mark | September 28th, 2009 at 8:08 am

    thanks for telling me, just fixed it

13. 14. Kuwait | September 28th, 2009 at 8:29 am

    I’m no automobile engineer but wouldn’t it be fairer to have both cars crashing into the same brick wall instead of into each other and then compare results?

    Regardless, awesome video. And the air bag popping out that quick… :O

14. 15. Kuwaity | September 28th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    All these tests are done at speed of no more than 80 km/h. The problem is the high speed accedents. No car is safe at high speed, although some are better than others, just go to the scrap yard and compare volvos, german brands to other cars. you’ll see the different.

15. 16. samurai | September 28th, 2009 at 10:40 am

    @Kuwaity, most accidents take place at much lower speeds than 80 km/h. But chances of fatalities increase dramatically at higher speeds. That’s why they’re more noticeable in the Local section of newspapers.

    And most of these vehicles’ safety features are rendered useless if you don’t have your seatbelt on.

    A friend of mine presented a very on-the-face explanation about the importance of seat belts. You’re traveling at 80 km/h and you see the car in front of you suddenly stop, you brake late and hit the car at 60 km/h.

    If your seatbelt is fastened, the sudden jerk might break your collar bone at best.

    If your seatbelt is not fastened, your car goes from 60 km/h down to 0 km/h in under a second. But you don’t! Inertia says that your face slams the windshield at 60 km/h. Not very pretty!

16. 17. vampire | September 28th, 2009 at 11:26 am

    thanks IIHS

17. 18. Kuwaity | September 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am

    Yeah thats right. Some people think that the airbag will do the job, wrong!

    You need to fasten the seat belt all the time, even if you want to go “just around there”.

18. 19. kuwaiti we aft5ir | September 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    ok
    http://business.maktoob.com/20090000375958/17_000_expats_leave_Kuwait_as_crisis_looms/Article.htm

19. 20. Stoidi | September 28th, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    This is great – but unfortunatley, we still have a long long way to go to stop those moronic, self-absorbed drivers that still think wearing a seatbelt will reduce your “coolness” level, and that speeding in and out is what really determines the size of their penis and demonstrates their testosterone level.

20. 21. lensman | September 28th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    I’ve been eying the Tesla for a long time… I’d like to get one!

21. 22. Lurkerz | September 28th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    if everyone stops speeding, everybody will be safe. And may God save us from the speeding guys in the last lane.
    thanx Mark.

22. 23. High Voltage | September 29th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    BIG UPS TO GM……!!

23. 24. Mek | September 29th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    Amen, Sfsa78 . Thank you Ralph Nader. :)

24. 25. CBA Guy | October 2nd, 2009 at 4:18 am

    nice cars ;/

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