The Toyota Landcruiser Owners Club

[Wandering Willy]

I apologise to the Mods etc if this is going off-topic.

I have had several Saab saloons over the last 20 years and noticed that the pillars on the sides of the windscreen are extra solid (the 'A' pillars). this is because of the Moose test.

A moose is cleverly designed to stand sideways across dark country roads in Scandinavia waiting for unwary motorists. A moose has extra long legs compared to a typical deer type animal. By standing still, the motorist doesn't notice the moose until its body slides gracefully up the car's bonnet and takes the entire roof, pillars and glass off the car (a full grown moose weighs about half a ton). Any travelers are given a quick haircut along the way.

By having a car with solid steel reinforced windscreen pillars, the moose can only wipe out one of the front seat travelers rather than both.

The good news is that any survivors can have moose for breakfast, lunch and dinner for about 3 months after the encounter!

A while ago, some imported cars were found to have weak A pillars as compared to good Swedish cars and the Moose test was devised to separate the wheat from the chaff.

If you fit a heavy front bar on your car, you get the moose ready cut into handy lunch size pieces during the encounter!

Sorry about the Path Lab humour

Willy

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[Wandering Willy]

I apologise to the Mods etc if this is going off-topic.

I have had several Saab saloons over the last 20 years and noticed that the pillars on the sides of the windscreen are extra solid (the 'A' pillars). this is because of the Moose test.

A moose is cleverly designed to stand sideways across dark country roads in Scandinavia waiting for unwary motorists. A moose has extra long legs compared to a typical deer type animal. By standing still, the motorist doesn't notice the moose until its body slides gracefully up the car's bonnet and takes the entire roof, pillars and glass off the car (a full grown moose weighs about half a ton). Any travelers are given a quick haircut along the way.

By having a car with solid steel reinforced windscreen pillars, the moose can only wipe out one of the front seat travelers rather than both.

The good news is that any survivors can have moose for breakfast, lunch and dinner for about 3 months after the encounter!

A while ago, some imported cars were found to have weak A pillars as compared to good Swedish cars and the Moose test was devised to separate the wheat from the chaff.

If you fit a heavy front bar on your car, you get the moose ready cut into handy lunch size pieces during the encounter!

Sorry about the Path Lab humour

Willy

[gilghana]

Well there are no Moose here, most wildlife is fairly small...  Except for when the size jumps a level at which point they are literally elephants.  And yes, before anyone points it out the Green Cross Code Man and his side kick Tufty the Squirrel and their enforcers in blue would have something to say about this - fortunately in West Africa there are bigger issues so Tufty and his friends have not been invented yet.....  Saves having the thing knocking about in the back.