At Dynamic Test Center they’ll probably talk about physics like inertia, energy absorption and momentum, but even more often they’ll start a sentence with ‘what if we did’. For example, the Swiss test body once bumped an Opel into another car at 200 km/h and showed what happened with a 770 kilo load during a crash.
Now DTC shows why you should also wear seatbelts in the back of a motorhome, and not lie on the mattress. In the video below, a motorhome crashes at just 60 km/h, but even then the occupants are already having a particularly bad start to the holiday. To complete the crash test, the co-driver sits with his feet on the dashboard. You should never do that.
The idea of sleeping in the back during the ride is quite enticing. Especially if you have to change the driver later. Still, it’s better to just do that in the seat with a seat belt. And maybe it’s an idea to also store all loose items in the back, because anything loose becomes an unguided projectile during a crash.
