ROAD SAFETY
WATCH | Volvo drops cars from 30m crane
Extreme crash tests allow rescue service workers to hone their life-saving skills
16 November 2020 - 18:26
Volvo Cars has dropped several of its cars from a 30m crane in the most extreme crash test yet executed by the Swedish automotive company.
The exercise at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre in Gothenburg was to allow rescue service workers hone their life-saving skills. Dropping the cars from the crane simulated forces that erupt in the most extreme crashes, beyond what can be simulated with ordinary crash testing...
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