Crumple zone facts for kids

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Crashed Mercedes-Benz Coupe
Crashed Mercedes-Benz Coupe

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.

Images for kids

  • Strefa zgniotu w tescie zderzeniowym

    A crash test illustrates how a crumple zone absorbs energy from an impact.

  • JR-East-E217-Side

    Range shown in blue of East Japan Railways (JR East) E217 series train. The driver's cabin is a crushable / crumple zone).

  • Cross section of Saab 9000

    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).

  • V04734P047

    Volkswagen Polo after a full frontal crash test into a deformable wall at the Transport Research Laboratory.

  • Impact Attenuator In Auckland

    Road Maintenance Truck Impact Attenuator, Auckland New Zealand.

  • Verkehrsunfall1

    The crumple zone on the front of these cars absorbed the impact of an offset head-on collision.

  • Caraccidentinpleasanton(CROPPED)

    Activated rear crumple zone.

  • Muzeum of trans Gla crash test

    Mazda 121 (re-badged Ford Fiesta) crash test car from the British Transport Research Laboratory.

  • Crashed car in Siilinjärvi

    VW Vento / Jetta activated front crumple zone.

  • Toyota Camry after frontal impact with tree

    A Toyota Camry after a front impact with a tree. Airbags were deployed.

  • Escort wreck 006

    A US Market Ford Escort that has been involved in an offset head-on collision with a Sport Utility Vehicle - showing the raised point of impact - missing the car crumple zone.

  • POLO1a

    VW POLO first successful frontal full car crash simulation (ESI 1986).

  • FAE visualization

    Visualisation of how a car deforms in an asymmetrical crash using finite element analysis.

  • EuroNCAP FRONTAL IMPACT (left-hand drive veicles)

    EuroNCAP FRONTAL IMPACT (left-hand drive vehicles).

  • Lotus Evora front crash test

    Lotus Evora front crash test showing Aluminium chassis crush structure, the height of the rigid front chassis side beams and rigid front cross beam.


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