Loose stuff in your vehicle

[MrNoodly]

Here's a German crash test video showing what could happen in a head-on collision when there's a pile of luggage in the back of a station wagon. You can extrapolate that to, say, a van loaded with all your living necessities getting into a less severe accident.

https://sploid.gizmodo.com/disturbing-crash-test-footage-shows-why-you-should-stra-1785993523

 

[WriterMs]

Fore-warned is fore-armed I guess. Ummm... thanks.

 

[TrainChaser]

Yeah, that's what happens. Try not to get into an accident.

 

[SoulRaven]

I thought the way the luggage was stacked was a little strange. I always pack it down and even making sure it is going to sit pretty tight. Good to think about it though. Maybe one of the kids loaded the luggage.

I once loaded a small U-Haul truck. I had used graph paper to figure out each item and its placement. Something went wrong with it half way through the trip. U-Haul brought out a much bigger truck and reloaded for us. They could not figure out how I ever got all that in the back of the small truck. "Make a plan. Work a plan."

 

[DannyB1954]

I think most people can visualize what a 5 lb sledge hammer will do. 5 lbs of anything else going 60 miles per hour will do something as well. A body in motion tends to remain in motion. (you can quote me if you like).

 

[TrainChaser]

One way around it could be a partition between the front seats and the back. I've seen them solid, and one with expanded mesh.

 

[JJPDX]

I just posted about using a mesh as a lockable bulkhead security.....  What kind of mesh did youy have in mind?  I've looked at web pictures of metal mesh on a cable runner...

thx, jj

 

[TrainChaser]

This is similar to what I saw at a dog show for just a couple of seconds, but the center panel was a door. They had their dogs in separate crates, and this prevented the crates from flying forward. http://www.americanvan.com/media/ca...eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/E/C/EC-4850_1.jpg