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SAFER CARS FOR AFRICA - TEST RESULTSALEJANDRO FURAS – Global NCAP Technical Director 22nd November, 2017
How is car safety assessed?
Crash Test: Frontal Impact
Brand and Model
Star rate: MAX 5 STARS POINTS
Heart
Injuries as the main criteria for star rating
The most basic safety equipped version available in the market was selected for testing.
The Protocol used are the same as in Safer Cars for India and Latin NCAP 2013.
5 popular and important models were selected for testing. Together they represent about 65% of annual sales volume.
Safer Cars for Africa highlights
Summary of Results
Conclusions: Adult Occupant Protection
Bodyshell integrity is critical for the protection of occupants even in cars fitted with airbags. Two of the five cars selected by Global NCAP for the Safer Cars for Africa project showed unstable body shells. Polo, Sandero and Etios showed stable structures
The absence of airbags showed high risk of life threatening injuries for the passengers in a crash.
All tested cars showed low scores in the leg areas of the adult occupants.
Bodyshell integrity is critical for the protection of occupants even in cars fitted with airbags.
Bodyshell integrity is critical for the protection of occupants even in cars fitted with airbags.
Chery QQ3
Conclusions: Adult Occupant Protection
Bodyshell integrity is critical for the protection of occupants even in cars fitted with airbags. Two of the five cars selected by Global NCAP for the Safer Cars for Africa project showed unstable body shells. Polo, Sandero and Etios showed stable structures
The absence of airbags showed high risk of life threatening injuries for the passengers in a crash.
All tested cars showed low scores in the leg areas of the adult occupants.
Conclusions: Adult Occupant Protection
Bodyshell integrity is critical for the protection of occupants even in cars fitted with airbags. Two of the five cars selected by Global NCAP for the Safer Cars for Africa project showed unstable body shells. Polo, Sandero and Etios showed stable structures
The absence of airbags showed high risk of life threatening injuries for the passengers in a crash.
All tested cars showed low scores in the leg areas of the adult occupants.
Conclusions: Child Occupant Protection
Protection of child occupants was rated low in cases where there is marginal to poor protection offered by the CRS, incompatibility car-CRS and poor CRS installation instructions.
Acceptable child protection performance can be found in cars with weak structures and less developed restraint systems. Body shell deformation in the front reduces energy transfer to the rear seat passengers.
Only two of the five models tested (Etios and Sandero) offered three point belts in all seating positions as well as ISOFIX anchorages
Conclusions: Child Occupant Protection
Protection of child occupants was rated low in cases where there is marginal to poor protection offered by the CRS, incompatibility car-CRS and poor CRS installation instructions
Acceptable child protection performance can be found in cars with weak structures and less developed restraint systems. Body shell deformation in the front reduces energy transfer to the rear seat passengers.
Only two of the five models tested (Etios and Sandero) offered three point belts in all seating positions as well as ISOFIX anchorages
Conclusions: Child Occupant Protection
Protection of child occupants was rated low in cases where there is marginal to poor protection offered by the CRS, incompatibility car-CRS and poor CRS installation instructions
Acceptable child protection performance can be found in cars with weak structures and less developed restraint systems. Body shell deformation in the front reduces energy transfer to the rear seat passengers.
Only two of the five models tested (Etios and Sandero) offered three point belts in all seating positions as well as ISOFIX anchorages.
Regulatory push Demand pull
Car Manufacturers
Renault Kwid: from India to Brazil
Datsun GO progress
Datsun GO (India 2014) Datsun GO+ (South Africa 2017)
South Africa in the UN Forum for Harmonization WP29
South Africa in the UN Forum for Harmonization WP29
General Conclusions - Recommendations
South Africa is a contracting party of the 1958 agreement but has not yet confirmed a date for the implementation of regulations UN94 and UN95 (front & side), while the regulations UN127 and UN140 do have an implementation date.
Global NCAP recommends all governments to make CRS use and technical standard approval for CRS mandatory. South Africa signed UN129 but no implementation of UN44
Global NCAP recommends establishing a permanent Safer Cars for Africa NCAP with mandatory star rating for all new models.
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