Clearly it is easier and more convenient to test a vehicle's crash characteristics against a static or mobile barrier than against another car. However, it does not always yield the same results and a number of tests, discussed here, had the aim of correlating results from the various types of test. On the whole front and rear impacts can be simulated by static barriers but side impacts are much more difficult.
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