Get hit by car, car makes pillow for you

[brainhulk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tyvWhJhLL6g

 

[TecHNooB]

top comment says it all

 

[Wyndru]

top comment says it all

I was about to post this same thing.

 

[skyking]

I was thinking a well tossed basketball might have the same effect. Try and get that covered on your insurance!

 

[sswingle]

And how many pedestrians get hit by a car that this is worth the added expense both to the new vehicle, and to the cost of the vehicle when it is wrecked.

 

[LTC8K6]

There are all sorts of odd things like this on cars sold in Europe to comply with pedestrian protection legislation.

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/127250-accident-dont-do-what-i-did.html

 

[LTC8K6]

http://500sec.com/active-bonnet/

Wonder what this stuff adds to the price of the car?

 

[feralkid]

And how many pedestrians get hit by a car that this is worth the added expense both to the new vehicle, and to the cost of the vehicle when it is wrecked.

It's about 75,000 per year in the U.S.

Roughly 5000 fatalities, 70,000 injuries.

 

[Insomniator]

This is really stupid.

 

[paperfist]

Is the windshield and pillars the #1 cause of injuries and fatalities?

 

[LTC8K6]

I think it's the impact with the hood. That's why Europe came up with the rule about there having to be crush space under the hood to cushion an impact with a person.

If you don't have the crush space, you have to make the hood pop up at impact, to create the crush space.

Thus all the trick devices to pop the hood up.