One would think the crash tests would automatically produce results that would disqualify vehicles from a 5-star rating. Why would you need an amendment to the rules if crashes were disabling door locks and rendering doors inoperable? That seems like an automatic strike against safety.
Because the door handles are not always disabled in a crash. There’s technically a system in place to extend the handles if a crash is detected, which works the majority of the time. The issue is that, clearly, this system is not reliable enough (because, ya know, if the control system gets wrecked in a crash, it cant extend the handles). But my guess is that it still works enough in crash tests to not automatically disqualify it from 5-stars.
One would think the crash tests would automatically produce results that would disqualify vehicles from a 5-star rating. Why would you need an amendment to the rules if crashes were disabling door locks and rendering doors inoperable? That seems like an automatic strike against safety.
Because the door handles are not always disabled in a crash. There’s technically a system in place to extend the handles if a crash is detected, which works the majority of the time. The issue is that, clearly, this system is not reliable enough (because, ya know, if the control system gets wrecked in a crash, it cant extend the handles). But my guess is that it still works enough in crash tests to not automatically disqualify it from 5-stars.