Thread: Spare wheel
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      03-21-2011, 10:31 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by nathan35 View Post
Sure. For a smaller object you can always hope that it slides against the rear backrest rather than jump above it. For a spare wheel there is little hope

Anyway, my personal opinion is that this aspect of car safety has been completely overlooked so far by manufactureres and testing organisations, and I also think crash tests should be performed with heavy objects in the boot.
There are some anchor points in the back of my X1. I have similar points in the back of my mini to which I have fitted a net to hold the loose objects. Not sure if there is a similar accessory for the X1 but would probably be a good idea to fit a similar one.

PS: Many, many years ago I was involved in an accident as a front passenger. I would have been fine except I got hit in the back of the head by a speaker that broke free of the rear parcel shelf. No jokes now
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