Crumple zone
Crumple zones in a car help to reduce the impact of force on the people in the car when the car crashes into a solid object or another vehicle. The car is designed to crumple in a way so it absorbs energy to decelerate for longer and so reduce the force and severity of the crash on the people in the car.
Crumple Zone Media
- Strefa zgniotu w tescie zderzeniowym.jpg
A crash test illustrates how a crumple zone absorbs energy from an impact.
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Road Maintenance Truck Impact Attenuator, Auckland, New Zealand
- JR-East-E217-Side.jpg
Extent of the crumple zones (blue) and the driver's safety cell (red) of an E217 series train
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The crumple zone on the front of these cars absorbed the impact of an offset head-on collision.
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Activated rear crumple zone
- Cross section of Saab 9000.jpg
Cross section to show the different strength of the metal in a Saab 9000. The safety cell is in stronger metal (red) compared to the crumple zones (yellow).
- Muzeum of trans Gla crash test.jpg
Mazda 121 (re-badged Ford Fiesta) crash test car from the British Transport Research Laboratory
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Volkswagen Polo after a full frontal crash test into a deformable wall at the Transport Research Laboratory
- Crashed car in Siilinjärvi.jpg
VW Vento / Jetta activated front crumple zone
- Toyota Camry after frontal impact with tree.jpg
A Toyota Camry after a front impact with a tree. Airbags were deployed.
