Ah, now there's the problem. A concrete pole is probably the worst case
scenario for impact damage. All the energy is concentrated within a very
small physical area. Had they used a concrete *WALL*, where the forces
of impact are spread evenly across the entire width of the bumper, the
results would surely have been different. The majority of the force
would then be transferred to the frame (The BIG frame..) with probably
minimal damage. The tests were obviously not very well thought out. (Or
*were* they????) "The truth is out there"
gk
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Gary E. Klim - Somewhere in central Connecticut garyklim@snet.net
http://pages.cthome.net/garyklim/ gklim@harman.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Clark <mike@snakebite.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: DML: WRECK(???)
>The local news showed some video of these tests. in one test they
>backed them square into a concrete pole. I hate to say it but the
>Dakota bumper majorly buckled in the midle on this one, looked like it
>was made out of aluminum can material. One thing that made me laugh
was
>when they showed the Jap crap as they backed it into a wall, the
plastic
>step pads popped up in the air and landed on the floor..... uhh, had to
>be there I guess, I thought it was funny anyway.
>--
>----
> Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com
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