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crumple zone

Region at the front and rear of a motor vehicle that is designed to crumple gradually during a collision, so reducing the risk of serious injury to passengers. The progressive crumpling absorbs the kinetic energy of the vehicle more gradually than a rigid structure would, thereby diminishing the forces of deceleration acting on the vehicle and on the people inside.
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