Tales from today's commute....

[cyberknight]

-5 c this morning so i was in full winter gear , part from the tips of my fingers i was nice and toasty although the rear brake froze which made dropping down a steep hill in the dark interesting .
coming home it was sunny but i was in the shade for most of it so still cold enough for winter kit .

 

[katiewlx]

Its amazing at how even the most innocuous bump leaves a dent in modern cars.

isnt that by design though ? like if the body work was stiffer or harder to dent, then it would hurt pedestrians and cyclists alot more in collisions.

 

[Webbo2]

isnt that by design though ? like if the body work was stiffer or harder to dent, then it would hurt pedestrians and cyclists alot more in collisions.

So the pedestrians come off well and the body shop repairers also come out of it well. Win, win.

 

[simongt]

isnt that by design though ? like if the body work was stiffer or harder to dent, then it would hurt pedestrians and cyclists alot more in collisions.

But with the miracle of modern materials, why can't the front of vehicles be made of a reasonably soft rubber that would deform when hitting a 'soft target' - ?