Watch: bakkie scores zero in South African crash safety test

[BusinessTech]

Watch: bakkie scores zero in South African crash safety test

Global NCAP and the Automobile Association (AA) South Africa has launched the second round of its #SaferCarsForAfrica crash test results.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

YOH

 

[LCBXX]

People buy (double-cab) bakkies for their safety?

 

[Koosie]

Damn, made out of plastic.

 

[msquared]

That's just shocking. No words.

 

[Pitbull]

The passengers all seem to would have survived easily.

Why does it get a zero? (Not familiar with the rating system)

 

[Zophos]

"South Africa does not offer Electronic Stability Control (ESC), side body airbags and side curtain airbags which are standard in Europe. "

Thus, our imported version of the i20 scored lower due to less features that come STANDARD in Europe.

/s Great! /s

 

[Lupus]

"South Africa does not offer Electronic Stability Control (ESC), side body airbags and side curtain airbags which are standard in Europe. "

Thus, our imported version of the i20 scored lower due to less features that come STANDARD in Europe.

/s Great! /s

And we pay more

 

[TheChamp]

And we pay more

Our own fault that we are prepared to pay more for mediocrity, just because new.

 

[Lupus]

Our own fault that we are prepared to pay more for mediocrity, just because new.

Partially, it's the balloon payments and such, also the car market being way overpriced.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Africa is a dumping ground for poorly made "new" cars, due to the nonexistent regulations of vehicle requirements.

I mean we have taxis held together with chewing gum and duct tape carrying 30 people,
we have LDV's that look like they been through a war zone, and still going.

we have estate cars filled up to the rafters and carrying 8 people in them, long distance.

manufacturers know this, and distract us with flashy toys, and make cars out of paper mache
as nobody will complain, and no enforcement of regulations to prevent such vehicles from being imported.

 

[Gordon_R]

One of the problems with the 5-star vehicles is their post-accident value. A small fender bender (30-40km/h) that triggers all of the airbags will instantly become an insurance write-off (below 50% of book value). In the RSA, accidents are frequent, and lives are cheap...

 

[Pitbull]

One of the problems with the 5-star vehicles is their post-accident value. A small fender bender (30-40km/h) that triggers all of the airbags will instantly become an insurance write-off (below 50% of book value). In the RSA, accidents are frequent, and lives are cheap...

Cost of repairs not to excess 70% of the value of the vehicle. If it does it's deemed to be uneconomical to repair and thus written off.

 

[Toxxyc]

The passengers all seem to would have survived easily.

Why does it get a zero? (Not familiar with the rating system)

See how the passenger being squished like a bug and the driver is getting a steering wheel into the chest? That's considered "not lekker". Passanger pretty much missed the airbag. Also check the bakkie's structure - it's completely deformed, and this only at 64km/h. The A-pillar leading from the nose into the roof is supposed to remain stable, the vehicle is supposed to form a protective "shell" around the occupants. Imagine at 90km/h - where the energy is about double the amount, and 120km/h where it's about 4 times that amount. DED.

 

[Toxxyc]

Africa is a dumping ground for poorly made "new" cars, due to the nonexistent regulations of vehicle requirements.

I mean we have taxis held together with chewing gum and duct tape carrying 30 people,
we have LDV's that look like they been through a war zone, and still going.

we have estate cars filled up to the rafters and carrying 8 people in them, long distance.

manufacturers know this, and distract us with flashy toys, and make cars out of paper mache
as nobody will complain, and no enforcement of regulations to prevent such vehicles from being imported.

Problem is that people don't want to get there, they HAVE to get there. By whatever means they can afford, which thanks to our wonderful government driving everything into the ground, is usually "cheapest". Cheapest != safest.

 

[Pitbull]

See how the passenger being squished like a bug and the driver is getting a steering wheel into the chest? That's considered "not lekker". Passanger pretty much missed the airbag. Also check the bakkie's structure - it's completely deformed, and this only at 64km/h. The A-pillar leading from the nose into the roof is supposed to remain stable, the vehicle is supposed to form a protective "shell" around the occupants. Imagine at 90km/h - where the energy is about double the amount, and 120km/h where it's about 4 times that amount. DED.

Jusus, 64?

Ok, nvm I honestly thought it's at 120 or there about

 

[SeRpEnT]

Death trap bakkie. I wonder how many other double cabs in SA will get 0 stars in this test...

 

[eye_suc]

Yeah, write off some of the MP's Fortuners, Rangers and Hilux's please