[Gavster]

Thought this may be of interest...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/videos.cfm/videoID/4070528.001/country/gcf/volkswagen/volkswagen-eos-roll-bar-system

 

[GOgg]

Hi Gavin, A useful addition to the safety information gathered by the group. I alway wondered how they worked. Would like to see them in action in a roll over though to see if they do what they are supposed to do.

Cheers

 

[schoolhousefred]

Hi Gavin, A useful addition to the safety information gathered by the group. I alway wondered how they worked. Would like to see them in action in a roll over though to see if they do what they are supposed to do.

Cheers

Graham,
Hope I'm not in the car with you when you try!
Cheers!

 

[Gavster]

Hi Graham,

Did you see the crash test video that someone posted recently? The rollover protection was deployed during the impact. Although it wasn't a roll.

 

[GOgg]

Fred,
I don't want to test it just have a wee look at what happens and how it stops the rear passengers having severe friction burns to tops of their heads.

Gavin,
No, I didn't see it.

 

[schoolhousefred]

Well, I can guarantee that if it didn't function properly I would definitely have a severe friction burn! There is absolutely NO built-in protection on the top of my skull! Cheers!

 

[EOSmage]

Would like to see them in action in a roll over though to see if they do what they are supposed to do.

I have a feeling that the rollover protection that pops up behind the rear seats were designed for a "paved/solid" surface. The tops of the posts are so wedge shaped, that if you rolled onto a grass or dirt surface, they'd probably just dig down into the ground; I'm not sure how effective they'd be in that case. If you stay on solid ground, they look to be structurally sound and would protect passengers effectively.

I say this because my brother-in-law flipped a Toyota 4-runner while driving down the highway a few years back. When the roof hit the ground, the sunroof broke and left a perfect outline of the sunroof. Where the side of the car hit the grass surface (the vehicle rolled off the road and onto the grass median) the side mirror left a perfect "hole" in the ground in the shape of the mirror.

I'll bet the two roll protections do the same thing in softer ground. There is a whole lot of weight on those two little wedges...

 

[schoolhousefred]

I have a feeling that the rollover protection that pops up behind the rear seats were designed for a "paved/solid" surface. The tops of the posts are so wedge shaped, that if you rolled onto a grass or dirt surface, they'd probably just dig down into the ground; I'm not sure how effective they'd be in that case. If you stay on solid ground, they look to be structurally sound and would protect passengers effectively.

I say this because my brother-in-law flipped a Toyota 4-runner while driving down the highway a few years back. When the roof hit the ground, the sunroof broke and left a perfect outline of the sunroof. Where the side of the car hit the grass surface (the vehicle rolled off the road and onto the grass median) the side mirror left a perfect "hole" in the ground in the shape of the mirror.

I'll bet the two roll protections do the same thing in softer ground. There is a whole lot of weight on those two little wedges...

You have a very good point, and worse still, if you did flip on soft ground, the posts would probably dig in and sink fairly quickly thus eliminating the overhead protection! The moral is ... drive carefully and stoy on the pavement!

 

[archiea]

The video of those things popping up so suddenly reminds me of 9th grade math class....

 

[The Baron]

They do say that death is natures way of slowing you down! Nice to see another Eos close to my neck of the woods.....