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NefCanuck,Jun 2 2006, 10:25 PM Wrote:in a serious rear end collision i wonder how secure that would be. it'm concerned a hit at the right (wrong) angle would send that 'shelf' right into the backs of the rear seat passengers.. *shudder*
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By the look of that design you could possibly shear the sucker clean off if you hit the thing perpendicular to the car, sending said shelf & bikes careening off to the side.

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It would break just as easily as any other hitch mounted rack I'm sure.

Also, the steel to hold the rack and the retracting device would probably crumple long before it took out any pasengers. It's not like it's a retractable frame rail...it's just a bike rack.