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Insane overengineering of a car headlight
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coppice:

--- Quote from: Monkeh on March 30, 2022, 06:54:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: james_s on March 30, 2022, 05:51:08 pm ---There is no reason other than style trends to not have an unpainted and durable impact absorbing area to prevent minor bumps from causing major damage.

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Pedestrians disagree.

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Why would they? In the 80s the best cars for protecting themselves against bumps, like the Volvo 740, were also the best at minimising harm to pedestrians.
Lord of nothing:
Sorry when I not read everything but could such LED Modules shown in the Video use for other purpose like light the Garden or so? I dont know how much Tech is in the Module them self from prevent them to turn on when the get the right Voltage?  :-//
Monkeh:

--- Quote from: coppice on March 30, 2022, 06:56:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: Monkeh on March 30, 2022, 06:54:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: james_s on March 30, 2022, 05:51:08 pm ---There is no reason other than style trends to not have an unpainted and durable impact absorbing area to prevent minor bumps from causing major damage.

--- End quote ---

Pedestrians disagree.

--- End quote ---
Why would they? In the 80s the best cars for protecting themselves against bumps, like the Volvo 740, were also the best at minimising harm to pedestrians.

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Compared to a modern vehicle?
coppice:

--- Quote from: Monkeh on March 30, 2022, 08:12:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on March 30, 2022, 06:56:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: Monkeh on March 30, 2022, 06:54:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: james_s on March 30, 2022, 05:51:08 pm ---There is no reason other than style trends to not have an unpainted and durable impact absorbing area to prevent minor bumps from causing major damage.

--- End quote ---

Pedestrians disagree.

--- End quote ---
Why would they? In the 80s the best cars for protecting themselves against bumps, like the Volvo 740, were also the best at minimising harm to pedestrians.

--- End quote ---

Compared to a modern vehicle?

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I see no reason why improving a car's self protection should conflict with making them safer for pedestrians. The growth of SUVs, with their tall flat fronts, has made cars more like battering rams hitting pedestrians.
tom66:
Modern cars are specifically designed with pedestrian safety in mind.  Not only do you have camera-based ADAS systems which can intervene below 30 mph (the most common scenario a pedestrian is encountered in),  but you have the front crash beam which is deliberately designed to push the pedestrian onto the bonnet (by scooping them in the legs!) which then pops up prior to their head impacting the bonnet.  And the most harmful injury is the neck/head injuries from the head striking the bonnet.  Leg injuries can heal, but brain damage rarely does.

There's absolutely no way that a Volvo built in the 80's is safer than a car made today with respect to pedestrian safety.

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