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| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1373 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160  Rating: N/A |
Interesting video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrZr-QZbfxo FWIW. . . | ||
| Jeffrey Smith (Greenhornet)
Registered Member Username: Greenhornet Post Number: 110 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 76.110.43.40 Rating: N/A |
Looks like the passengers would be ok. Not so good for the driver though. | ||
| Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
Registered Member Username: Oonrahnjay Post Number: 232 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 149.168.204.4  Rating: N/A |
__. Interesting. When I worked for Land Rover, I supervised a few crash tests at "Transportation Research Center" in Ohio. They had one of the most advanced crash test facilities in the '70's and '80's (it's still good - it's just that others have caught up). __. Two important things jump out a me. One is that when the front wheels hit the barrier, they continue to move to the rear with no noticeable decrease in the speed of the vehicle (on most cars, when the bumper bends enough for the wheels to hit the concrete block, the car rapidly slows ... which can be a problem in that you don't want a car to slow "too quickly"). __. A second issue is that most of the seats (you'll notice that the dummies were restrained with seat belts) seem to either come loose from the floor or at least fail structurally so that the passengers -- although strapped in -- are allowed to move forward and strike items (usually the next seat) in front of them. This is usually not a good thing. | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1272 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.68.134.62  Rating: N/A |
Excellent, RJ! I'll be passing that one on. From the bag door handles, I'm guessing it is an MCI 102EL3, the Renaissance flagship model. happy coaching! buswarrior |