Cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili, amamodeli athengiswayo eYurophu kuye kwadingeka ahambisane nezindinganiso zokuphepha ezibekwe yi- I-Euro NCAP . Ngaleso sikhathi inani lezingozi ezibulalayo emigwaqweni yaseYurophu liye lehla lisuka ku-45,000 maphakathi nawo-1990 laya cishe kwezingu-25,000 namuhla.
Ngokubheka lezi zinombolo, kungashiwo ukuthi kulesi sikhathi, izindinganiso zokuphepha ezibekwe yi-Euro NCAP sezisize kakade ukonga abantu ababalelwa ku-78 000. Ukukhombisa inguquko enkulu eyenzekile ukuphepha kwezimoto esikhathini esiyiminyaka engamashumi amabili, i-Euro NCAP inqume ukusebenzisa ithuluzi layo elingcono kakhulu: ukuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka.
Ngakho-ke, ngakolunye uhlangothi i-Euro NCAP yabeka isizukulwane sangaphambili iFord Fiesta (Mk7) kolunye iFord Fiesta (Mk4) ka-1998. Ube esebaxabanisa laba bobabili engqungqutheleni okungenzima kakhulu ukuyiqagela umphumela wayo wokugcina.
Iminyaka engu-20 yokuziphendukela kwemvelo isho ukusinda
Lokho okwadalwa iminyaka engamashumi amabili yokuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka kanye namazinga okuphepha aqinile kwaba ithuba lokuphuma uphila engozini engu-40 mph yangaphambili. I-Fiesta endala ibonakale ingakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abagibeli bayasinda, njengoba, phezu kokuba ne-airbag, isakhiwo sonke semoto sonakalisiwe, nomzimba wahlasela ikhabethe futhi waphushela ideshibhodi kubagibeli.
Bhalisela incwadi yethu yezindaba lapha
I-Fiesta yakamuva igqamisa ukuziphendukela kwemvelo okwenzeke kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule mayelana nokuphepha kokungenzi lutho. Isakhiwo asizange nje simelane nomthelela kangcono kakhulu (ukungabikho kokugxambukela kwendlu) kodwa ama-airbag amaningi akhona namasistimu afana ne-Isofix aqinisekise ukuthi akekho umuntu osebenzisa imodeli yakamuva ongaba sengozini yokuphila ngokushayisana okufanayo. Nawu umphumela walokhu kuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka kwesizukulwane.