Despite the fact that there are tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of collisions between cars and moose on roads around the world, and that overall this is one of the most dangerous collisions on the road for those inside a car, no comprehensive crash testing of such incidents has actually been conducted. Volvo has once again entered the scene with the idea of creating a car that is as safe as possible for the driver and passengers.
Image source: CarBuzz, Volvo.
According to the publication car buzzThomas Broberg, senior advisor at the Volvo Safety Center, talks about how the moose dummy was developed specifically for the country’s Swedish carmaker to test the strength of car glass and front pillars.
Collisions with moose are considered the most dangerous type of traffic accident due to their structure. Its center of mass is positioned much higher than the front of most cars and is designed to absorb impact energy, which is why in an accident, an elk carcass weighing up to 800 kilograms can fly at high speed through the windshield, enter the passenger compartment, and sometimes even shatter the A-pillar. As you know, if a body like this made it into the cabin, the driver and front-seat passenger would be upset, to put it mildly.
Of course, the design of cars does not in principle allow for human safety in the event of a collision with a moose, so no safety system can replace attention on the road. Never ignore your high beam headlights when driving on country roads.
