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A vehicle safety device ( 13 ) includes an actuator ( 17 ) which thrusts a hood ( 11 ) upward from underside at a point close to a rear end of the hood ( 11 ) to raise the same by a specific amount when an obstacle is detected, and a mechanical connector ( 21 ) which connects the rear end of the hood ( 11 ) to the vehicle body ( 12 ), the mechanical connector ( 21 ) being structured such that, when the actuator ( 17 ) raises the rear end of the hood ( 11 ), the mechanical connector ( 21 ) extends while swinging about a pivot (P) by which the mechanical connector ( 21 ) is joined to the vehicle body ( 12 ). The mechanical connector ( 21 ) includes a rod ( 24 ), and a locking part ( 26 ) having a through hole ( 32 a) in which the rod ( 24 ) is inserted. The locking part ( 26 ) engages with the rod ( 24 ) in such a manner that the rod ( 24 ) can move in only one direction in which the rod ( 24 ) is extracted from the locking part ( 26 ), and the rod ( 24 ) is disengaged from the locking part ( 26 ) when turned about a longitudinal axis.
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