State Duma deputy Oleg Leonov told socialbites.ca that Oztorozhno had not heard of the first accident involving a Lada Vesta from the State Duma fleet, which a source from the media publication reported. Leonov stated that he would continue to use Lada company vehicles because “no one is insured against traffic accidents.” AvtoVAZ did not comment on the issue.
“No, nothing is known about this accident. I will definitely continue [пользоваться], Definitely. Because every car crashes. No one is insured against traffic accidents, and there are no absolutely safe cars in principle, there are no such cars in nature. I can’t evaluate its features because I don’t know. “I believe that it is definitely not a dangerous vehicle,” he said.
According to Beware Media source, as a result of the accident, the domestic car “folded into an accordion shape.” Deputy Leonov believes that the car should be “crumpled” – this is how the passive security system works.
“As of my primary education, I am a road traffic organization and safety engineer, so [знаю] – If the front and back of a car fold into an accordion to a certain degree, that’s very good. This means that the vehicle’s passive safety systems are working properly. It must be wrinkled. If the car doesn’t crash, that’s extremely bad. This means that the shock cannot be absorbed and people inside are in danger. However, when the front of the car is crushed like an accordion, the impact energy is absorbed in this way, thus reducing the burden on people,” he explained.
Another State Duma deputy, Denis Parfenov, told socialbites.ca that he was also unaware of the accident. In his opinion, the main role is played not by the vehicle itself, but by the driver’s driving skills and general road safety.
“I don’t care what the difference is, Ford and Hyundai can also crash, so it seems to me that the question here is primarily about the driving skill of the driver and general safety on the roads. Vesta or not Vesta – in my opinion, it is not critical in general. I am not a car expert, this “I do not assume the role of expert on these issues. Yes, traditionally it is accepted that the safety record of the domestic automobile industry is probably not as good as it could be. But this is a matter of evolution. If we consciously develop our own industry, I think we will catch up here too,” he said.
A representative of AvtoVAZ in a conversation with socialbites.ca did not comment on the publication about the accident.
“No comment,” the company said.
On January 12, the publication “Attention, Media”, citing a source in the State Duma, reported that the first serious accident involving the Duma Lada Vesta car occurred in Moscow, as a result of which the car crashed into the accordion. The car was hit from behind by another car, the front part of the Vesta “got under” the Gazelle. The publication’s source in the State Duma called the car “unsafe” and noted that “many people became nervous” after the incident.
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