I had today, Good Friday, 04.18.2014 a serious accident with total damage to my car - the car that took the right of way to me, is over - yet thanks to airbags, seatbelts and crumple zones only minor injuries among all participants.
The (newly purchased) Strada bicycle carrier Sport M3 with a bicycle it is despite full braking and not to crash-preventing (estimated still about 50 kilometers per hour, if not more so) remained whole and has not led to any problems. Bicycle and carrier are probably the only ones that have remained intact.
I would not have believed that the part is so sure ...
Update 23:04 .:
According to automotive experts of the carrier, including bike is perfectly okay.
