Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2...
by dragonwriter on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:28PM
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> > It has been proven that a cab-forward design is safer for avoiding accidents directly in front of the vehicles
> Ironic, because back in the 70's when there were more CoE designs driving around in the US, it was generally known through crash tests that CoE cab trucks were a lot less safe than conventional cab trucks in front-end collisions
That's not ironic: safety in collisions from one direction and safety for avoiding collisions from the same direction are very different and often opposed things.
> Ironic, because back in the 70's when there were more CoE designs driving around in the US, it was generally known through crash tests that CoE cab trucks were a lot less safe than conventional cab trucks in front-end collisions
That's not ironic: safety in collisions from one direction and safety for avoiding collisions from the same direction are very different and often opposed things.