> where it prevented a 7,200kg lorry travelling at 32kph from penetrating less than five metres.

Doesn't "preventing from penetrating less" mean it allowed it to penetrate more?

I would read it as equivalent to "forced it to penetrate at least five meters, if it penetrates at all".

If I prevent you from entering a password shorter than 8 characters that means you can either not enter a password or one with at least 8 characters. This is exactly analogous.

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According to the technical specifications, the security rating is:

    IWA 14: V/2,500(N1G)/48/90:4.5
    IWA 14: V/7,200(N3C)/32/90:4.8

I interpret that like this:

2,500 kg vehicle traveling at 48 km/h penetrates 4.5 metres

7,200 kg vehicle traveling at 32 km/h penetrates 4.8 metres

The article describes one part of the specification and links to a video demonstrating the other part.

Yup. The pickup truck shown in the video most certainly does not mass 7,200 kg.

> The pickup truck shown in the video most certainly does not mass 7,200 kg.

Exactly, as the video title is "2,500 kg @ 30 mph"

In the EU a B-class driver's license allows you to drive anything up to 3500kg. Exceeding that you need at least a C1 class license (truck/lorry license) for up to 7500kg. Above that you need a full C class license.

So 7200kg is definitely a truck/lorry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_driving_licence

According to the title of your video, it shows a different test scenario with only a 2500kg vehicle but higher speed.

That video says the truck weighs 2500kg so I presume the 7200kg lorry is a different thing.

Agreed, while the video is impressive (presumably in a full install, the rack has stronger connection to the ground).. it does say 2500kg at 30mph(~50kph).. not the 7200kg at 32kph(~20mph) the article mentions

As a Brit, I highly doubt that Ian sincerely believes that vehicle is a "lorry" - having said that, pickup trucks are not common in the UK so he might simply be unfamiliar with them and thought "lorry" was the accepted term.

I'd be very surprised if any British person (Americans I believe don't call any vehicle a 'lorry') would call that a lorry. Lorries are the container + cab vehicles, or fixed backs of similar shape and size.

I suspect the author wrote that without seeing the footage, perhaps reading 'truck' and assuming it was a lorry being described by someone who wouldn't use the word, as above.

The link or text must be wrong. From the link:

> Surface Guard Impact Test: IWA 14 - 2,500 kg @ 30 mph

So it's not a "7,200kg lorry". It's a 2,500 kg extended cab pickup.

Top picture at http://notesfromthedrivingseat.blogspot.com/2011/04/vehicle-... (discussing category C1 medium goods vehicle driving licences) is a 7.5 ton lorry. I would expect a 7.2 ton goods vehicle to be similarly more lorry than van.

But that video is of a 2500 kg "truck", so it really is a PKW (it's under 3500kg). Something weighing 7200kg is definitely a lorry.

That looks like what an American would call a "full-size pickup", which do not weigh 7,200kg (~16,000lbs).

Looks like a compact sized pickup truck, to me.

A 7.2ton vehicle would definitely be called a LKW (Llkw or Mlkw).