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Originally Posted by stang65
I think the OP has a valid point, the real problem is they got rid of metal bumpers that were forgiving. they were higher up and if you nudged something it didn`t even mark.
But todays cars have plastic bumpers, fair enough modern and lighter, but they are designed very low and a lot of overhang very easy to scrape. Why can`t they have from the top part of the bumper the bumper tapers in so at the bottom there is less over hang not unlike the old cars you had a big shiny bumper and a guard underneath that tapered.
I hope I am explaining it right they could do the same thing but as one piece then people would stop scraping there bumpers. |
Modern car front ends have to be "pedestrian friendly" in the event of an altercation between vehicle & human. The overall idea is to stop a pedestrian from going under the vehicle & from getting their legs/hips smashed on a protruding bumper. Much better if they can wash off speed/impact by going across the bonnet/ windscreen /roof & then (gently) settle on the road...