Turbobrick Neutral Newbie July 6, 2002 Share July 6, 2002 Irvine, CA - There are comprehensive safety systems in modern cars designed to help protect just about every occupant - except the unborn child. Researchers still know surprisingly little about what happens to a fetus in a car crash. To expand engineers' and designers' understanding in this area, Volvo Car Corporation has developed the world's first official computer model of a pregnant crash dummy. This 'virtual' crash dummy is a woman at a late stage of her pregnancy, since that is when the unborn baby is at greatest risk in an accident. The basic geometry was completed in January, 2002 and much time has been devoted since then to refining the model. "Now it's finished and we've started running simulated front-end impact tests on it," says Camilla Palmertz, a biomechanical engineer at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre in G ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear July 6, 2002 Share July 6, 2002 Trust the most safety obsessed car manufacturer to come up with this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie July 6, 2002 Author Share July 6, 2002 That's why I'll stick to Volvos not for my own pleasure but for my family's safety too. Probably have to go cold turkey a while and move to Ford but I'll be back.....to Volvos! Now where's my V70R? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear July 6, 2002 Share July 6, 2002 That's why I'll stick to Volvos not for my own pleasure but for my family's safety too. Probably have to go cold turkey a while and move to Ford but I'll be back.....to Volvos! Now where's my V70R? Well, with Ford owning Volvo, you could be driving both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie July 6, 2002 Author Share July 6, 2002 Right! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeo Neutral Newbie July 6, 2002 Share July 6, 2002 That's why I'll stick to Volvos not for my own pleasure but for my family's safety too. Probably have to go cold turkey a while and move to Ford but I'll be back.....to Volvos! Now where's my V70R? Not to worry drive with a Volvo suddenly, ST220 also are equiped the most of the safety features ever Ford's cars have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie July 7, 2002 Author Share July 7, 2002 I'm thinking in the lights of American Fords which the Mondy isn't present..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeo Neutral Newbie July 7, 2002 Share July 7, 2002 I'm thinking in the lights of American Fords which the Mondy isn't present..... In 2004 and will replace the Tauras. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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