Question about safety of scissor doors?

[Matra et Alpine]

Wow, I never thought about a scissor door in a flipover. They should be designed to both pivot up and down aswell as out. Flip it up for show and flip it out to save your life

equally you could argue that all cars should have flip-up in the event of a multi-lane, multi-car pile up

My view is shit-happens, if it's meant to tbe it's meant to be. If I get trapped in a car then that's it. If I dont' fine too. I'd not liek to try to consider the car design for every eventuality. You'd end up driving an Abrahms to the shops

[TVR IS KING]

getting trapped in a car isnt so bad..youll find a way out eventually there is more than just side windows that can be pushed out. the windscreen is laminated glass! that comes out safely.

and...emporer? wot lambo suv? i never heard of a lambo suv...pics?

[Matra et Alpine]

getting trapped in a car isnt so bad..youll find a way out eventually there is more than just side windows that can be pushed out. the windscreen is laminated glass! that comes out safely.

Gentlemen of "larger build" :cough: :cough: could not get out of the window space with or without any glass there. That's what I thought he meant

It's all right for all you young, skinny ones

Also, I've tried kicking the rear window out of an Escort. It's not as easy as it looks in the movies !!!!!!!

[PerfAdv]

equally you could argue that all cars should have flip-up in the event of a multi-lane, multi-car pile up

My view is shit-happens, if it's meant to tbe it's meant to be. If I get trapped in a car then that's it. If I dont' fine too. I'd not liek to try to consider the car design for every eventuality. You'd end up driving an Abrahms to the shops

Mine was a toungue in cheek reply. In many real life cases they have to use the jaws-of-life to cut people out of Volvos or other fairly 'safe' cars.

What would be amusing is someone in a Civic with Lambo-doors gets trapped after a flip.

[GT F1]

and...emporer? wot lambo suv? i never heard of a lambo suv...pics?

LM002. search it.

[TVR IS KING]

lol yeah but thats only for rich, and 'well built' people with supercars. its not a majority of the world.
why were you kicking out the window?
lol
in a low supercar the window is probably smaller..that might help...and if its smashed definately.

[TVR IS KING]

YAY 503 POSTS!!!!
anyway u didnt tell me wot a lambo suv is.

[Matra et Alpine]

lol yeah but thats only for rich, and 'well built' people with supercars. its not a majority of the world.
why were you kicking out the window?
lol

Thankfully it was NOT one of the times in a ditch
It was post event repair. The rear was smashed and we were welding new rear quarter and wings on after an altercation with some Scots Pines
Rather than doing it the official window removal way I reckoned it would be easier to go in, swiing from the roll cage and kick it out - we had plenty spares. I failed !. Everyone ended up having a good laugh and taking the piss out of me for days after

in a low supercar the window is probably smaller..that might help...and if its smashed definately.

If it's smaller it would be harder Smashing the glass relies on leverage from the edges. The larger the easier. Smalle rand there is NO chance I'd get out

[Vindesh17]

I read in a modified: luxury and exotics magazine that in a side impact it's safer to be in a car with scissor doors. they said that if you needed to get out its easier than in a car with conventional doors.

[TVR IS KING]

Thankfully it was NOT one of the times in a ditch
It was post event repair. The rear was smashed and we were welding new rear quarter and wings on after an altercation with some Scots Pines
Rather than doing it the official window removal way I reckoned it would be easier to go in, swiing from the roll cage and kick it out - we had plenty spares. I failed !. Everyone ended up having a good laugh and taking the piss out of me for days after
(

lol, why did you fail! did anyone else do better?

[Guest]

YAY 503 POSTS!!!!
anyway u didnt tell me wot a lambo suv is.

there is talk of Lambo making a new version of the LM002

[Guest]

I read in a modified: luxury and exotics magazine that in a side impact it's safer to be in a car with scissor doors. they said that if you needed to get out its easier than in a car with conventional doors.

what, so that you can just fall onto the ground?

[TVR IS KING]

wow the LM002, that things like a hummer!. im all for the idea of a lambo suv, but that thing makes me think twice. its not a supercar dammit.
i also start to wonder why i never heard of a new lamborghini suv...

[Spastik_Roach]

What would be awesome is if the scissor doors were powerful enough to flip it back over again.....

[TVR IS KING]

yay cartoon style ideas!