{"id":56657,"date":"2023-12-05T07:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultan.org\/?p=1703445"},"modified":"2023-12-05T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:18:00","slug":"are-solid-older-cars-really-safe-in-an-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/05\/are-solid-older-cars-really-safe-in-an-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Are \u201csolid\u201d older cars really safe in an accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How safe was the car you drove in the 1990s? That was the question posed by the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), which celebrating its 30th anniversary by reflecting on the vehicle models it first rated back when testing began back in 1993. <\/p>\n

At the time, the programme was known as the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) that had the goal of making safety an important consideration for car buyers \u2013 this continues till today. Of course, the way testing was done back then was completely different, as only a single full-width front crash test at a speed of 56 km\/h was the only one conducted. <\/p>\n

In the early tests, vehicles were measured based on the relative protection offered to front-seat occupants (driver and front passenger), with the results published using a colour-code system representing the degree of injury risk. The star rating system that we\u2019re familiar with wasn\u2019t introduced until 1999.<\/p>\n

Red would indicate serious injury that includes likely brain damage, chest compression of over 75 mm as well as likely upper leg injury. Meanwhile, amber indicated moderate injury risk (possible brain damage, chest compression of between 50 to 75 mm and possible upper leg injury. Last but not least, green indicated minimal risk of injury with unlikely injury to the brain, chest and upper leg. <\/p>\n

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In 1993, common cars you would find on Australian roads include the Ford Falcon, Mitsubishi Magna, Holden Commodore and Mazda 626. These, along with the Honda Accord, Subaru Liberty, Nissan Pintara, Toyota Camry and Volvo 940 were all featured in NCAP\u2019s first round of safety ratings. <\/p>\n

Of the nine cars tested, only the 940 came with an airbag for the driver, with the only significant safety feature present in all the vehicles tested being a standard seatbelt. The results were sobering, with the Pintara, Commodore and Accord carrying the highest risk of driver head injury. The Commodore also carried the highest risk of front passenger head injury, together with the Liberty and Magna. ANCAP points out that the standout performer at the time was the 940. <\/p>\n

To reflect on the significant progress in vehicle safety over the past three decades, which has seen improved vehicle design as well as more comprehensive testing standards, ANCAP gathered a handful of the nine models featured in the inaugural 1993 ratings release and their current owners for a live crash test demonstration at Crashlab in Western Sydney.<\/p>\n

The car subjected to modern testing standards (the speed is increased to 64 km\/h) was a 1993 Mitsubishi Magna (TR series), which unsurprisingly didn\u2019t perform well. Dummy injury measurements recorded showed the driver face a high risk of serious or fatal skull fracture and brain injury resulting from hard contact on the steering wheel without the cushion of an airbag. <\/p>\n