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            • deformačné zóny vozidla
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            • Pri nehode maju deformacne zony za ulohu pohltit a absorbovat co najviac z energie narazu a tym "zjemnit" pretazenie ktore musi prekonat posadka a je jedno ci na motorke alebo v aute. motoride.sk - by Igor Liba
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            • Pri nehode maju deformacne zony za ulohu pohltit a absorbovat co najviac z energie narazu a tym "zjemnit" pretazenie ktore musi prekonat posadka a je jedno ci na motorke alebo v aute. Takze tazsia motorka sa doslova viacej zabori do auta a tym aj pohlti viacej z kinetickej energie narazu. Paradoxne na prvy pohlad dobre navrhnute deformacne zony znamenaju ovela viacej rozbite auto ako ked by bolo tuhe - motoride.sk by Igor Liba
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            • crumple zones
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            • Crumple Zones are sections of the front and rear of a vehicle that are designed to crumple during a crash so as to take as much energy as possible and keep the vehicle's occupants protected. Right Solution, Inc.
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            • Crumple zones yield during a crash, changing energy from the crash, into heat and sound, which in turn reduces the chances that the passengers in the car will be hurt. - Crumple Zones
            • When used in crumple zones, lightweight plastic components can help absorb energy and save vehicle weight at the same time. - American Chemistry Council
            • The downside to modern "soft design" crumple zones is that they allow more damage to occur to a vehicle even when the collision is relatively minor and of no major threat to the safety of the occupants, thereby increasing repair costs. - Autotropolis
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    • Portuguese
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            • zonas de deformação
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            • São as zonas do carro que se deformam, preservando o "habitáculo", ou seja, onde os passageiros se encontram, mesmo que o resto do carro fique destruído. Own research - by Paulo Lopes
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            • Zonas de deformação e diferentes tipos de aço A estrutura frontal da carroceria no novo Volvo S80 foi dividida em várias zonas, cada uma com diferentes funções durante o processo de deformação. As zonas externas são responsáveis pela maior parte da deformação. Quanto mais as forças da colisão se aproximam do compartimento dos passageiros, menos o material se deforma. - Salão do Automóvel by Paulo Lopes
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    • Spanish
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            • zonas de absorción de impactos
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            • es el área de los vehículos que, en un accidente, absorve la energía del impacto Naikontuning - by Fernanda Díaz
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            • Los fabricantes de autos invierten mucho dinero en los sistemas de seguridad de sus coches para que sean más seguros. Entre los sistemas se encuentran: Zonas de absorción de impacto: Los vehículos modernos protegen a sus ocupantes absorbiendo la energía de los impactos y disminuyendo las fuerzas que se transmiten a los pasajeros. Los coches tienen zonas de absorción diseñadas para comprimirse de una manera progresiva y controlada haciendo que los ocupantes puedan desacelerar más despacio en un impacto. Además los coches modernos cuentan con jaulas de protección que desvían la energía del choque y protege a los ocupantes en volcaduras. - Maikotuning by Fernanda Díaz
            • Este nuevo modelo de auto cumple con los requisitos de la nueva normativa para la protección del peatón. Entre los nuevos mecanismos destacan la zona de absorción de impactos sobre el motor y los topes adaptados en la parte delantera. - Salón del automóvil by Fernanda Díaz
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