| A car travelling at just 70kph (43mph) that crashes into | | | | These are the findings from experiments carried out |
| the back of a trailer being pulled by a tractor turning | | | | looking into low speed collisions. Another test |
| into a field would end up with its bonnet passing | | | | conducted showed that the chances of a motorcyclist |
| underneath the trailer, the roof would be ripped off | | | | surviving a collision at 60kph (37mph) with a car |
| toward the back of the car, leaving it and its | | | | coming from the opposite direction at 30 kph (18mph) |
| passengers wedged under the trailer. Despite the car | | | | will leave them and a passenger with considerable |
| being fitted with seatbelts and airbags and these | | | | injuries. The impact would unseat the rider and pillion |
| pieces of safety equipment being used at the time, | | | | passenger, launching them into the support pillar of the |
| those travelling in the vehicle would have virtually no | | | | car and leaving the motorcyclist and companion with |
| chance of survival. | | | | life threatening injuries and broken bones. |