Berlin crash prompts calls to ban SUVs from German cities

Re:Berlin crash prompts calls to ban SUVs from German cities by ocschwar on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @06:58AM (#20926860)

Cars are more designed to have the front crumple, and that makes the influence much less, because less kinetic energy is conserved in the collision.

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Re:Berlin crash prompts calls to ban SUVs from German cities by Ballas on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:16AM (#20926978)

I don't think there is much of a difference in the crumple zone for a German SUV and a German sedan. Do you have any sources?

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Re:Berlin crash prompts calls to ban SUVs from German cities by ocschwar on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:21AM (#20929190)

Look up "Bradsher Bars." They're designed to make sure in a collision with a car, the SUV frame will catch the car and not overtop it, which would be even worse for the car's occupants. BUt they also mean less crumpling because the bars have to connect directly with the frame.

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