What is the "crumple zone" of a car?

What is the "crumple zone" of a car?

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The crumple zone of the automobile is the thing that keeps the passengers safe inside the passenger compartment of the automobile, because around your car, the fenders and certain portions of the car have been designed by automobile manufactures to crumple, to collapse, to absorb the crash forces during the collision. The car won't make out so well, but you'll survive the crash.