Crumple Zone Safety

The cluster centers on concerns about vehicle crash safety, particularly the lack or role of crumple zones in absorbing impacts, with comparisons to rigid structures like walls and debates on modern car designs.

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hackama Aug 2, 2025 View on HN

This seems dangerous. Where's the crumple zone?

ptah Nov 22, 2019 View on HN

is this safe? modern cars are designed to absorb impact and not transfer it to passengers. this sounds like it is a rigid metal car like a vw beetle

yaacov Nov 22, 2019 View on HN

Cars are supposed to crumple when you crash them. This looks horribly dangerous.

jorts Apr 3, 2023 View on HN

I'd guess it has to do with crumple zones and safety.

franktankbank Sep 7, 2025 View on HN

Consider it like a crumple zone in a car.

ProAm Apr 18, 2018 View on HN

As opposed to slamming into a barrier?

jonplackett Mar 30, 2021 View on HN

If it's part of the structure, what happens when you have a crash?

_dark_matter_ Jun 10, 2024 View on HN

One big difference is the car has a crumple zone to absorb some impact, but the brick wall does not.

amelius Jul 5, 2020 View on HN

Forget it. The thing has no crumple zone.

jolmg Nov 30, 2019 View on HN

I don't know why you got downvoted. It the exact same thought I had when I saw the comparison about how one door dented and the other didn't. A car that crumples will cushion the sudden stop in case of a crash.