This isn't rocket science. Cars are built to mitigate crashes among themselves and certain stationary objects (like the pole test, for example), and to do that they have crumple zones, seatbelts, and airbags. But for these measures to be efficient, the impact needs to happen at one end of the car. If the nose gets under the obstacle and it's the windshield that comes crashing into whatever it is it's hitting, the chances of survival for those inside are virtually null. You'd think this is common