Ford could have used this opportunity to design better bumpers. A bumper should be tough enough to prevent major damage in a minor collision at a fast-walking speed.
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Usually when an automaker doesn't ask for the optional test, we presume it means the side airbags wouldn't help much to improve the car's rating. But now Ford has requested a second test, so the Fusion with side airbags may earn a better rating than poor. We'll conduct the test and report the result.Adrian Lund
The key to reducing neck injury risk is to keep the head and torso moving together. To ensure this happens, a seat and head restraint have to work in concert to support the head, accelerating it with the torso as the vehicle is driven forward in a rear impact. This means the geometry of a head restraint has to be adequate, and so do the stiffness characteristics of the vehicle seat and head restraint.
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We think that the rear crash protection could be a little better, and there, we're looking at the risk of neck injury when you're hit in the rear, (say, if) you're stopped innocently at a traffic light and somebody bangs into you from behind.
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The federal rules should be changed to make SUVs and cars more compatible, ... The manufacturers already are working on this for high-speed collisions, and they ought to be doing it for low-speed impacts like these tests.
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The curtain airbag did a good job of cushioning the heads of both the driver and rear passenger dummies. Plus, injury measures recorded on the neck, torso, pelvis, and left leg of the dummies all were low. Saab can still make improvements to the 9-3's structure, but in all other areas this was very good performance.
Adrian Lund
Earning a 'double best pick' is a rare achievement, ... The only other vehicle to have done this is the Toyota RAV4, a small SUV, and then only when it was equipped with optional side airbags.
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