Ce ne ofera Volvo la capitolul siguranta ?

[Midnight Caller 3,187]

    *    High Strength Steel passenger safety cage. The occupants within a Volvo are surrounded with a special High Strength Steel safety cage that provides a rigid perimeter of passenger protection capbable of withstanding enormous stress.

    *  Energy absorbing structure. Volvos are designed with energy absorbing structures in the front and rear of the occupant safety cage. They progressively yeild as the force of impact moves towards the safety cage.

    *  Transverse engine position. The significant mass presented by the transversely-mounted engine adds to Volvo's ability to distribute energy across a broad area for more effective energy management, thus enhancing crashworthiness. The large area created by the transverse positioning between the engine and the safety cage acts as an energy-absorbing "crush zone."

    *  Dual Threshold Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger. Dual stage air bags deploy differently and with different force depending upon the severity of the crash and whether the seat belts are being used.

    *  Five, three-point safety belts. Volvo's seat belt design has been adopted by every major car manufacturer in the world. The Volvo three-point seat belt is intended to evenly distribute the force exerted during an impact acrrose the body. Pyrotechnic pre-tensioners afford all belted occupants an additional margin of protection. Triggered by the same sensor that activates the air bag, the pre-tensioners removes all the slack from the seat belt in the split second between impact and when the occupant's body moves forward.

    *  Collapsible steering column. Designed to collapse in stages, Volvo's 3-piece steering column employs an ingenious sequential energy-absorbing design to help direct the steering column downward, away from the driver.

    *  Anti-submarining seat design. This helps prevent sliding under the safety belt.

    *  Whiplash Protection Seating System (WHIPS). This system, unique to Volvo, is designed to provide markedly better protection from neck and back injuries in the event of a rear impact. Based on exhaustive study of body geometry and accident dynamics, WHIPS is designed to diffuse the violent energy transfer resulting from a rear impact that often produces serious neck and back trauma.

    *  Padded head restraints on all five seats.

    *  Protected, strategically positioned fuel tank.

    *  Side Impact Protection System (SIPS). Patented by Volvo, the SIPS design helps protect the occupants from side impact collisions with a sophisticated and comprehensive system of reinforced steel profiles for added strength. This unique and advanced energy management system directs the energy of impact away from occupants.

    *  Side Impact Air Bags (SIPSBAG). Volvo offers additional side impact protection with the revolutionary SIPS air bag. In deploying, the SIPS Bag is designed to act as a barrier between the seat occupant and the door.

    *  Inflatable Side Curtains (IC). In a side impact, IC, in 25 thousandths of a second, inflates a protective curtain that extends from the windshield pillar to the rear pillar, as shown in the image to the left. This protective curtain has been shown to absorb as much as 75 percent of the energy exerted by the head when it is thrown to the side. IC offers an additional benefit behond helping to protect the head area from impact. It also reduces the risk of an occupant being partially thrown out through a side window.

    *  Energy absorbing door materials. Structural beams that direct energy away from the passenger cage.

    *  ISO-FIX baby/child seat attachment. The ISO-FIX child seat mounting system. An alarming percentage of child safety seats are used incorrectly. Tens of thousands of children are at risk. That's why Volvo developed a child seat mounting system that is virtually foolproof to use and very secure. And because we believe all children should be protected, not just those in Volvos, we lobbied the U.S. Congress, which was so impressed with the idea it will be required on all 2003 cars. Volvo offers it now in the new V70, Cross Country, S40 and V40.

    *  Rollover Protection System (ROPS). Unlike any other Volvo, the C70 Convertible, lacking a steel roof, offers unique safety features incorporated in a single system. ROPS helps to protect passengers with sturdy protective bars that automatically pop up above the rear seat head rests in the event of a roll-over. Front seat passengers are protected in much the same way by the heavy-duty construction of the windshield pillars and frame.

(Sursa : http://www.ertlecars.com/volvo/safety.php )

[Guest V70XC]

Apropo de siguranta.

Eram in service la Volvo.In interior la mecanica se afla un S80 cam nout, cu interior de piele culoare deschisa si plin de singe, chiar si pe scaunul pasagerului din dreapta, pe cotiera...etc.

Masina era usor lovita in aripa din stinga fata, destul de infundata, dar nu sa afecteze motorul. Airbag-urile nu au sarit.Intreb pe un mecanic cum s-a intimplat si mi a spus ca a intrat o masina din lateral in Volvo, soferul PARCA nu avea centura si si-a spart capul de usa.Asta a fost tot.Acum nu stiu daca airbag-urile sar numai daca ai centura pusa(nu e normal) sau cum auzeam pe acolo prin service ca exista la volvo o zona in fata lateral unde daca esti lovit nu sar airbag-urile!?

[Midnight Caller 3,187]

Din cate stiu airbag-urile nu sar daca nu pui centurile. Iar SIPSBAG-ul sare doar la un impact lateral in USA, nu in bot.

[Guest V70XC]

Si daca esti parcat si nu ai centura bineinteles...si intra unul in tine?

[Midnight Caller 3,187]

Asta e deja la categoria Kamikadze 

[Guest V70XC]

Volvo...pina la o limita!

[Midnight Caller 3,187]

Ce nebunie....

Dar capacele au ramas intacte 

[Guest shpeedy]

Volvo...pina la o limita!

nu vreau sa fiu carcotas, dar credeti ca vreo alta masina ar fi "supravietuit" altfel impactului? eu ma indoiesc. chair daca Volvo este catalogata ca fiind o masina sigura, trebuie sa recunoastem ca totul are o limita.

M.

[Guest shpeedy]

Apropo de siguranta.

Eram in service la Volvo.In interior la mecanica se afla un S80 cam nout, cu interior de piele culoare deschisa si plin de singe, chiar si pe scaunul pasagerului din dreapta, pe cotiera...etc.

Masina era usor lovita in aripa din stinga fata, destul de infundata, dar nu sa afecteze motorul. Airbag-urile nu au sarit.Intreb pe un mecanic cum s-a intimplat si mi a spus ca a intrat o masina din lateral in Volvo, soferul PARCA nu avea centura si si-a spart capul de usa.Asta a fost tot.Acum nu stiu daca airbag-urile sar numai daca ai centura pusa(nu e normal) sau cum auzeam pe acolo prin service ca exista la volvo o zona in fata lateral unde daca esti lovit nu sar airbag-urile!?

Din cate stiu airbag-urile nu sar daca nu pui centurile. Iar SIPSBAG-ul sare doar la un impact lateral in USA, nu in bot.

Si daca esti parcat si nu ai centura bineinteles...si intra unul in tine?

airbag-urile nu sar la viteze mai mici de 20 km/h (pentru a prevenii micile accidente; de ex. iarna treci printr-un morman de zapada sau daca masina este oprita - chiar si cu motorul pornit - si intra unul in tine , fie in spate fie in fata. cam cum ar fi sara de fiecare airbag-ul?? ) totodata, portul centurii de siguranta este obligatoriu, cel putin pentru persoana din dreapta. pentru modelele mai noi pe langa senzorul de la centura se monteaza si un senzor de presiune in scaun. aceste masuri sunt introduse pentru prevenirea activarii airbag-ului daca nu este necesar.

nu cred ca exista zone unde, daca esti lovit, nu sar airbgurile. sistemele de protectie sunt "interpretate" de sisteme electronice, care in functie de toti factorii externi (explicati mai sus) activeaza sau nu airbag-urile.

M.

[Midnight Caller 3,187]

    Mi-a mai sugerat un amic de-al meu o idee apropo de declansarea airbag-urilor la nepurtarea centurii. NU se intampla acest lucru deoarece in cazul unui impact, airbag-ul exercita o presiune foarte mare asupra zonei capului si una mai mica in zona plamanilor, aparand riscul de a-ti da "capul pe spate" rupandu-ti gatul.

    Variantele sunt multiple... intratul sub volan, etc etc.