Ozzyfrog’s Rants

Something fishy’s happening in Switzerland. April 15, 2010

Yes, I know it’s been a very long time since I’ve written a blog, and I am sorry about that. I’m working on writing more, it’s just there’s this annoying thing called VCE which apparently I have to do…

Many moons ago, cars were large solid things that had the ability to plough through just about anything in their path. Fences, poles, brick walls, small children and whole apartment blocks stood no chance against the ‘very safe’ 1958 Ford Fairlane. If a dent appeared in your bumper, a simple whack of a hammer would fix it. Cars were built to be so rigid as it was thought that it was safe to do so. Evidently, times have changed. Nowadays simple pressing the boot lid down a little too hard will have it crumple into somewhere near the front seats. God forbid if you so happen to tap another car whilst parking. I distinctly remember a few years ago where Mercedes revealed a car that had no less than 17 airbags littered around that cabin. It was basically a bouncy castle on wheels. You could quite literally have a huge accident in this car and simply not notice.

My attention was caught today by a huge accident that occurred in Switzerland of all places. Before I continue, I’ll show you the photo of the car taken after the crash. (Apologies for the size).

This was an accident in which both occupants survived. How? The car isn’t even recognisable anymore; it has no roof, no doors and just one window. The accident was caused by, and I quote, “the driver of a car registered in France passed a vehicle without seeing a truck that normally happen in reverse”. Evidently, we will have to be careful of those trucks that normally happen in reverse. They sound quite dangerous. Back to the point though, how does one survive such an impact? Something fishy is happening in Switzerland. This is obviously an astoundingly safe car, but one tricky question remains: what the hell kind of car is it? The only recognisable features are the seats, and they are not exactly a dead give away. I strongly suspect this is not a normal production car, but some ultra safe Swiss bunker on wheels. Please do let me know if you have any ideas of what this car is (or what it was before it became entangled in a truck that normally happens in reverse). Whatever it is, we can learn something from it. One, watch out for the reverse trucks, and two don’t use google translate for an official accident report.