Thread: This has got to worry Sydneysiders.

I think they've got the wrong idea of how a crumple zone should work

That Chinese van looks remarkably like a VW Transporter T3 model!

I'm afraid to say that Chinese mobility devices is just another form of population control.

There is only one device I would be even less inclined to travel on and that is a Chinese aeroplane.

It's kind of funny isn't it. When it comes to land transport many people will accept the risk (see Korean cars) but when it's airtravel only the best in safety will do.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

That Chinese van looks remarkably like a VW Transporter T3 model!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uykStESm3vw"]YouTube - What about that VW t3 crash test?[/ame]

I am a Sydneysider....

What is the relevance of a train built to Australian specifications in China to a van running into a wall?

I don't know

However I will continue to drive the Defender to work as the risk of catching Swine flu on public transport and dying of it is much much greater than a train running into a concrete wall



Note that the risk of the train doing this has been increased due to the lack of glass windows for the driver...I blame the Australian specifications.

I dont believe that anyone will ever die before their time has come !!

That video has been around for ages and apparently it is a VW Transporter but it was filled with sand in the rear to see what would happen. And apparently it was crashed at a lot more than 64km/h. Also a lot of the crash test footage doing the rounds on Youtube is prior to certification and several cars get modifications to address safety concerns raised in the tests. But they sure are fun to watch...

read in the Sunday times motoring here in WA a week or so ago that the motor Journo was very upset to hear that the Great Walls Motor (GWM) Ute has no air bags and ASR. He confidently stated that this was the only vehicle that was to be sold in Aus without the above mentioned saftey gear. Luckily he forgot the DEFENDER. I think people have gone mad, up till a couple of years ago not one single utility was offered with an air bag never mind ABS, There must be millions of them driving around right now.

Would be nice though after having seen some Defers involved in smashes if they came with a roll cage, might be something to put on the list?

regards Mal
PS the VW looked to be doing 100+ to make it "crumple" like that. I have unfortunitly seen alot of them that were involved in smashes in Seth Efrika and they hold up a little better than that.