@whichuk: Unsafe lorry trailer designs are contributing to the deaths of up to 400 people each year in Europe, including 40 people in the UK, according to safety body Euro NCAP. The organisation put so-called rear underrun protection devices – crash structures that prevent cars from crashing into, and then underneath, lorries – to the test. Using two different crash scenarios, Euro NCAP found that the RUP device standard used by the UK and EU would not protect the occupants of the car from catastrophic injuries. Conversely, a standard that’s already used on a voluntary basis in the United States – known as Toughguard – offered substantially better protection in the same tests. In both European tests, the crash test dummies were subjected to almost certainly fatal injuries, while in the US test the accident was eminently survivable. Commenting on the tests, our expert said, 'the footage from Euro NCAP’s crash tests is the most devastating I’ve ever seen. The visceral images are one thing, but knowing the impact speeds are only 35mph is truly shocking. I would fully expect to survive a 35mph collision in most circumstances, and to know that serious injury or worse is possible with truck trailers that are currently deemed to be safe is really worrying.' #crashtest #cars #driving #cartok #drivers

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Tuesday 30 June 2026 10:58:55 GMT