Ongoti bodumo US izikhungo ezisebenza emkhakheni Road Safety (IIHS), eklanyelwe bese zilandelwa eziningi ukuhlolwa entsha ukuphahlazeka. Lokhu kwakwenziwa ukuze kutholakale imoto ephephe kakhulu emhlabeni. Njengoba imiphumela yocwaningo, izimoto uhlelo ngo-2013 ezihlobene ekilasini eliphakeme, akuzona njalo ephephile abagibeli uma kwenzeka ukungqubuzana frontal, ngokungafani abaningi izimoto nomndeni.
11 imoto ikilasi "okunethezeka" futhi 18 izimoto ukuthi kukhona phakathi isigaba izindleko babehileleke ucwaningo. Ingqikithi yalo test entsha ukuthi imoto ngayinye ngesivinini ukuze uphawu 64 amakhilomitha ngehora ngaphambi ukungqubuzana isithiyo, ulingisa ukhuni, insika noma udonga. Esinye isimo, obadalwa isivivinyo, - igebe eliphakathi emuva phambi imoto engozini singamaphesenti angu-20. Izimo ezinjalo ziye zadalwa ngenxa yokuthi kulesi simo babekezelela yengozi liba yingxenye iningi imoto ungazivikele. Lokhu zingachazwa ngezinqubo yokuthi umphumela ukushayisana enjalo iba ushintsho esiphezulu e yokuma bulkhead kwelinye lamagumbi injini, kanye ukuhamba abalulekile ukumiswa. Waba yini umphumela wesibindi umonakalo onjalo ukusonteka komzimba imoto ngohlangothi somshayeli. IIHS Ochwepheshe bathi izimoto Uthole eliphakeme ngenxa kulolu vivinyo ukuphahlazeka, ngokuqinisekile nikwazi ukuthwala isimo "imoto ephephe kakhulu".
Izimoto ahlanganyela kulo cwaningo kuhlolwa ngezinga "elihle", "eyamukelekayo" futhi "abanelisi". Imiphumela yokuhlolwa azizivuni okulindelwe ochwepheshe. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwatholakala ukuthi i-high intengo akusho ukuthi abanjalo umshini - ke okungukuthi ephephile imoto. Kulaba 11 izimoto okunethezeka ezintathu kuphela Wamukele kokuhlaziywa omuhle yikomidi uchwepheshe. It lihlukile onobuhle ihlolwe, emelela lentengo isigaba isilinganiso. 13 aphume 18 izimoto ezifana Uthole amamaki aphezulu.
Uma sikhuluma onobuhle ezithile, phakathi sedan uhlelo kulo nyaka, isimo "imoto ephephe kakhulu" lithole entsha Honda Accord. Engineer Chief wezokuPhepha umkhiqizi Chak Tomas kulesi senzakalo wathi ukuthi ukuvivinywa lolu hlobo inkampani sekuqalile ukulungiselela kuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu edlule. Ngakho, uma udala iphethini isimo ephakeme Alloys amandla ayesetshenziselwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, zanikeza amazwibela isisindo imoto aphansi. Njengoba izimoto sokunethezeka, phakathi kwazo steel engcono Volvo S60 futhi Acura TL. izimoto ezifana Subaru Legacy kanye Outback, KIA le Optima, Nissan Maxima futhi Altima, Mazda 6, Volkswagen Passat uthole i Isilinganiselwa isilinganiso "eyamukelekayo". Njengoba sihambisana nale, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus ES IS futhi Audi A4 ephephile akakwazi ngokuthi.
Ngokusho abamele IIHS, imoto ephephe kakhulu, okokuqala kunakho konke, Kumele unikeze amathuba sakugcina kakhulu ukufa umshayeli nabagibeli imoto uma kwenzeka ukungqubuzana. Kulesi sisekelo, ochwepheshe kusukela sikhungo bahlose ukuqhubeka ukuthuthukisa ukuhlolwa ukuphahlazeka, ibha okuyinto njalo ekhuphuka. Lokhu, bakwazi ukuqinisekisa izindinganiso eziphakeme nezidingo izinga emigwaqweni futhi ukuphepha ehamba imishini yabo.