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Test reveals danger of rear-end truck crash
Aug 31, 2011, 3:07 GMT
Munich - Occupants of cars in a traffic jam hit from the rear by a truck stand virtually no chance of survival, according to a crash test conducted recently by Germany's ADAC automobile association.
The test conducted with a five-ton average-sized truck travelling at a speed of 70 kilometres per hour (km/h) hit a car from the rear which pushed it beneath a second car, crunching the vehicle into a metal bundle within seconds.
Such accidents with trucks hitting the rear of a traffic jam are among the worst and fatal of accidents, ADAC pointed out, calling for the European-wide implementation of automatic emergency braking systems for trucks.
Technically, such systems make it possible to reduce a truck9s speed toward an oncoming stationary object by around 40 km/h and so avoid an accident completely with slower traffic ahead, according to ADAC.
In the meantime, truck drivers are called upon to avoid distractions, to keep sufficient distances to the vehicle upfront and to adapt their speed to weather and traffic situations.
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