| The quality of bumper design systems in cars | | | | adept at minimizing the extent of the presumed |
| these days has a direct effect of the severity of | | | | damage to occupants if minimal damage is visible |
| the occupants in rear and front end accidents. A | | | | on the bumpers following an accident. They have |
| high quality bumper system is designed to absorb | | | | stables of "biomechanical engineers" ready to |
| the force of the impact by "compressing." A low | | | | testify in court. The insurance company experts |
| quality bumper system fails this test and the | | | | equate minimal visible damage to a bumper to |
| forces of the impact are passed through the | | | | little or no physical injury to the occupants of the |
| vehicle to the occupants. Many cars on the road | | | | car. This is just a trick, however. It takes |
| today have the lesser quality bumper. | | | | common sense, a basic knowledge of physics, |
| Insurance companies who evaluate property | | | | and opposing expert testimony to defeat the |
| damage and personal injury claims as a result of | | | | insurance company experts in this regard. |
| rear end collisions and front end collisions are | | | | |