Other people have suggested this before, but it seems like the best way to reduce neck injury for the passenger would be to extend the passenger airbag all the way to about 2 inches or so away from the steering column. It seems like a major cause of the high neck injury risk for the passenger is the way the passenger's head turned when the head struck the side of the airbag. If the airbag is extended, then the dummy's head won't strike the side of the airbag and snap to the right. However, I don't know how you could modify the driver's airbag to reduce neck injury.
Could do what citroen did with some of their C5's. Center of steering wheel was stationary, and thus airbag could be optimized because the orientation was static.
No matter what anyone says it wouldn’t be the same... this represents a 56 mph collision but if the car was going 56 as well that would be a 112 mph impact speed. There would be much more g forces involved... it most definitely would not be the same.
Other people have suggested this before, but it seems like the best way to reduce neck injury for the passenger would be to extend the passenger airbag all the way to about 2 inches or so away from the steering column. It seems like a major cause of the high neck injury risk for the passenger is the way the passenger's head turned when the head struck the side of the airbag. If the airbag is extended, then the dummy's head won't strike the side of the airbag and snap to the right. However, I don't know how you could modify the driver's airbag to reduce neck injury.
You create an airbag that deploys from the roof behind the sun visor and completely eliminate the problem the steering wheel airbag causes.
Could do what citroen did with some of their C5's. Center of steering wheel was stationary, and thus airbag could be optimized because the orientation was static.
@@cameron20020 that's neat! I honestly didn't know about that.
I think this is a good test but I would like to see some new Toyota’s like the Prius you did thanks
Imagine if the bullet and target vehicle were travelling at 56 Mph...
It wold be about the same
No matter what anyone says it wouldn’t be the same... this represents a 56 mph collision but if the car was going 56 as well that would be a 112 mph impact speed. There would be much more g forces involved... it most definitely would not be the same.