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There are new issues to improve the ability of the cars to withstand better Los collisions since the latest tragedy in New Brunswick, in which a young couple lost their lives, leaving their two-year-old orphan.
Automotive and safety experts said the only Swedish built Wednesday, Saabs and Volvos are specifically tested and designed for run-ins with cumbersome animals tend to fall at the top of the roof crush vehicles and often cause harm or killing, people inside.
In recent years, doctors in the United States ' put forward by the Federal Government to have the car manufacturers to enhance the support around the front Windows of the vehicle, as they are in Swedish vehicles. But so far, have been any changes.
In Canada-safety efforts have focused on wildlife fencing and improve driver awareness of the risks-but work continues. According to the latest data in New Brunswick, there are almost 400 collision between cars and VOCS per year.
Recently married couple Robin Rousselle and his wife Maria Eva, who is pregnant 10 weeks, were killed on Saturday after their silver Pontiac sedan conflict with LOS of Highway 11.
"When you talk about the car versus LOS, unfortunately it's pretty clear who will win," said Steve Marshall, towed crushed in an accident with his father's shop, George Marshall car towing in Shediac.
Marshall said he vehicle early Sunday morning a few hundred metres from the motorway, still covered in blood and debris.
"There has been no small excavators, damage of the legs of VOCs, but all glass is the armies and the roof was rippled all the way to the back," said on Wednesday.
Marshall said cars, built in the 1960s were stronger and has more chance to withstand impacts with great game.
"Now robots tack cars together and focus on making lighter and effective," he said. "I think they can do the front part of the roof of a much stronger, so that VOC not landing on the front seat. "
He added: "Deer are much smaller and Bounce off the roof and glass, but Los may be 1 000 pounds and ends up in your lap."
In 2008, the provincial Department of public safety record two deaths and 383 collision between vehicles and VOC in New Brunswick highways.
It has been calculated, the province is home to over 25,000 LOS.
RCMP Sgt. Gary Cameron said drivers must scan the road constantly to wild animals likely to jump in the path of the brush.
He said that now hunting season is packed and VOC are in search of a mate, increased likelihood of coming through the lumbering beast on the road.
Los tend to be extremely difficult to place between dusk and dawn, he said, because of their dark skin and their-reflecting the eyes.
In the event of failure, Cameron said motorists in larger vehicles higher off the ground, are often better protected.
"I've seen transport trucks, summary after run-in with LOS," he said. "But the driver is OK ".
Provincial officials in Newfoundland assessed this province is 700 Los collisions last year, with the local population requiring massive creatures "mini" leave with little or no chance to respond.
Sweden, meanwhile, has the highest density of MOOSE in the world-the estimated 250,000 roaming zone around three times the size of the organization. record, on average more than a dozen Los collisions every day.
"We actually made Los crash test dummy," says Pär ke Fröberg, spokesman for Volvo Car Corporation, in an interview from Gothenburg, Sweden. "This is mainly the test rig with the a-pillars, which needs to be reinforced to withstand accident LOS. "
Volvo also has a team of researchers, which are sent to the scene of all road accidents involving Volvo within a radius of 100 km Nordic its headquarters-many of which include LOS, he said.
Ford Motor Company Spokesman said, made of North American vehicles are built to be as safe as practicable.
Christine Netherlands said that although the safety of the vehicle is not specifically designed with VOCs in mind, the Ford trucks and cars, in areas in order to prevent the greatest number of injuries.
George Smith, Director of traffic safety and training of the Canada Safety Council, said all cars must meet Canadian safety on the road.
"But exceed (guidelines), Volvo and Saab is certainly advisable," he said. "All you have to be a death or injury, to make it well worth the investment. "
However, Smith said the biggest problem on the road is speed.
"If you are driving too fast, you won't have a distance to stop in time," he said. "The best advice to delay, particularly when it is getting dark. "
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