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Elk crash test

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	===Elk crash test===		===Elk crash test===
	Because ~~[[Moose#Vehicle collisions and moose warning signs\|~~collisions with moose (elks)]] are particularly dangerous for the persons in a car, both [[Volvo Cars\|Volvo]] and [[Saab Automobile\|Saab]] have a tradition of taking elk crashes into account when building cars. VTI[http://www.vti.se], The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute have developed an elk crash test dummy called Mooses. The dummy (which is made with similar weight, centre of gravity and dimensions to a live moose) is used to recreate realistic elk collisions.		Because collisions with moose (elks) are particularly dangerous for the persons in a car, both [[Volvo Cars\|Volvo]] and [[Saab Automobile\|Saab]] have a tradition of taking elk crashes into account when building cars. VTI[http://www.vti.se], The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute have developed an elk crash test dummy called Mooses. The dummy (which is made with similar weight, centre of gravity and dimensions to a live moose) is used to recreate realistic elk collisions.

	==See also==		==See also==

Red marquis at 01:19, 9 October 2008

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	A test to determine how a certain [[vehicle]] acts when the driver evades a suddenly appearing obstacle (such as a moose on the road), became well-known under the name '''Moose test''', also '''Elk test''', ''Älgtest'' in Swedish, when in 1997 the newly invented [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] failed an examination of the Swedish motor magazine [[Teknikens Värld]].		A test to determine how a certain [[vehicle]] acts when the driver evades a suddenly appearing obstacle (such as a moose on the road), became well-known under the name '''Moose test''', also '''Elk test''', ''Älgtest'' in Swedish, when in 1997 the newly invented [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] failed an examination of the Swedish motor magazine [[Teknikens Värld]].

	The test is performed on a dry road surface. [[Traffic cone]]s are set up in an S shape to simulate the obstacle, the road and its edges. The car which is going to be tested has one [[seat belt\|belted]] person at each available seat and weights in the trunk to achieve maximum load. When the driver comes onto the track, she quickly swerves into the oncoming lane to avoid the object and then immediately swerves back to avoid oncoming traffic. The test is repeated with an increased [[speed]] until the car skids down the cones or spins around. This usually happens at speeds of about 70-80 km/h (45-50 mph) in the best cases. <!--Swerving into the opposite lane to avoid a moose is not recommended on busy roadways because of the risk of hitting another vehicle head-on. The best thing to do is to avoid hitting the moose by [[brake\|braking]] or driving down the road embankment if necessary. If that is not possible and a collision cannot be avoided, it would be better to hit the rear part of the animal so the antlers do not smash through the [[windshield]].{{cn}} -->		The test is performed on a dry road surface. [[Traffic cone]]s are set up in an S shape to simulate the obstacle, the road and its edges. The car which is going to be tested has one [[seat belt\|belted]] person at each available seat and weights in the trunk to achieve maximum load. When the driver comes onto the track, she quickly swerves into the oncoming lane to avoid the object and then immediately swerves back to avoid oncoming traffic. The test is repeated with an increased speed until the car skids down the cones or spins around. This usually happens at speeds of about 70-80 km/h (45-50 mph) in the best cases. <!--Swerving into the opposite lane to avoid a moose is not recommended on busy roadways because of the risk of hitting another vehicle head-on. The best thing to do is to avoid hitting the moose by [[brake\|braking]] or driving down the road embankment if necessary. If that is not possible and a collision cannot be avoided, it would be better to hit the rear part of the animal so the antlers do not smash through the [[windshield]].{{cn}} -->

	This test has been used in [[Sweden]] for decades. In 1997 the journalist Robert Collin from the motor magazine Teknikens Värld overturned the new [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] in the moose test, while a [[Trabant]] — a much older, and widely mocked car from the former German Democratic Republic — managed it perfectly.<ref>[http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article.aspx?id=9679&vf=1 Petite feat - drive.com.au<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Dacia Logan]] appeared initially to fail the test, but a later investigation concluded that excessive testing had worn the car's tires to failure.		This test has been used in Sweden for decades. In 1997 the journalist Robert Collin from the motor magazine Teknikens Värld overturned the new [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] in the moose test, while a [[Trabant]] — a much older, and widely mocked car from the former German Democratic Republic — managed it perfectly.<ref>[http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article.aspx?id=9679&vf=1 Petite feat - drive.com.au<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Dacia Logan]] appeared initially to fail the test, but a later investigation concluded that excessive testing had worn the car's tires to failure.

	On the occasion of being interviewed for an article in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, Collin tried to explain this test by the example of an evasion manoeuvre for an elk on the road. It was soon called "Elchtest" (elk / moose test).<ref>[http://images.zeit.de/text/1998/02/Der_Elchtester Article] in newspaper Die Zeit (where Collin is falsely spelled as Collins<!-- see, e.g., http://www.aftonbladet.se/bil/collin/article443513.ab and http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Collin -->) (German)</ref>		On the occasion of being interviewed for an article in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, Collin tried to explain this test by the example of an evasion manoeuvre for an elk on the road. It was soon called "Elchtest" (elk / moose test).<ref>[http://images.zeit.de/text/1998/02/Der_Elchtester Article] in newspaper Die Zeit (where Collin is falsely spelled as Collins<!-- see, e.g., http://www.aftonbladet.se/bil/collin/article443513.ab and http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Collin -->) (German)</ref>

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	*[[Tilt test]]		*[[Tilt test]]
	*[[Scandinavian flick]]		*[[Scandinavian flick]]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	[[Category:Car safety]]		[[Category:Car safety]]

Red marquis at 01:19, 9 October 2008

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A test to determine how a certain [[vehicle]] acts when the driver evades a suddenly appearing obstacle (such as a moose on the road), became well-known under the name '''Moose test''', also '''Elk test''', ''Älgtest'' in Swedish, when in 1997 the newly invented [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] failed an examination of the Swedish motor magazine [[Teknikens Värld]].

The test is performed on a dry road surface. [[Traffic cone]]s are set up in an S shape to simulate the obstacle, the road and its edges. The car which is going to be tested has one [[seat belt|belted]] person at each available seat and weights in the trunk to achieve maximum load. When the driver comes onto the track, she quickly swerves into the oncoming lane to avoid the object and then immediately swerves back to avoid oncoming traffic. The test is repeated with an increased [[speed]] until the car skids down the cones or spins around. This usually happens at speeds of about 70-80 km/h (45-50 mph) in the best cases. 

This test has been used in [[Sweden]] for decades. In 1997 the journalist Robert Collin from the motor magazine Teknikens Värld overturned the new [[Mercedes-Benz A-Class]] in the moose test, while a [[Trabant]] — a much older, and widely mocked car from the former German Democratic Republic — managed it perfectly.<ref>[http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article.aspx?id=9679&vf=1 Petite feat - drive.com.au]</ref> The [[Dacia Logan]] appeared initially to fail the test, but a later investigation concluded that excessive testing had worn the car's tires to failure.

On the occasion of being interviewed for an article in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, Collin tried to explain this test by the example of an evasion manoeuvre for an elk on the road. It was soon called "Elchtest" (elk / moose test).<ref>[http://images.zeit.de/text/1998/02/Der_Elchtester Article] in newspaper Die Zeit (where Collin is falsely spelled as Collins) (German)</ref>

The term has since then become popular with German journalists in various meanings, for example for friendly matches (German: ''Freundschaftsspiel'' or ''Testspiel'') of the football national team against Sweden.

Because Mercedes-Benz was forced to upgrade the A-Class, the test was important in the popularization of [[Electronic Stability Control]].

The term ''Moose test'' is also used in a more general sense to refer to any stringent test of the quality of a product.

===Elk crash test===
Because [[Moose#Vehicle collisions and moose warning signs|collisions with moose (elks)]] are particularly dangerous for the persons in a car, both [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] and [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] have a tradition of taking elk crashes into account when building cars. VTI[http://www.vti.se], The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute have developed an elk crash test dummy called Mooses. The dummy (which is made with similar weight, centre of gravity and dimensions to a live moose) is used to recreate realistic elk collisions.

==See also==
*[[Crash test]]
*[[Tilt test]]
*[[Scandinavian flick]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Car safety]]