Crash Tests Show Bumper Deficiencies
BackSelectPlusCrash Tests Show Bumper DeficienciesCrash Tests Show Bumper DeficienciesThe Associated PressThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is petitioning the federal government to unify bumper standards for all vehicles. (July 1)While these vehicles all share the road--they don't share the same bumpers.... [Notes:show cars on the road (file)] (nats crash)The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety..is petitioning the federal government to regulate bumpers on light trucks ---just as` it regulates those on cars.ADRIAN LUND/ President IIHS [Notes:SOT: in crashes bumpers are supposed to line up..but that doesn't happen when an SUV crashes into the back of a car...]To meet federal rules --- CAR bumpers must be at least 16 inches off the ground ---but that's not always the case for some light trucks ...like SUV's, pickups and vans...And according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ----this is a real safety issue. To prove it, the organization conducted a series of crash tests.The tests involved 4 midsize SUVS striking the back of a typical midsize car...One of the vehicles...a Ford Explorer does a better job than the three others..... Hummer H3, Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Mitsubishi Endeavor....The Insurance Institute says --that's because with the Explorer ---the bumper is level with most midsize car....ADRIAN LUND/ President IIHS [Notes:SOT: the government has released ground clearance as an excuse for not changing these standards--but our tests show that you can still have the clearance they want while still having bumpers that line up.]IIHS hopes this new testing will help shape federal standards for the regulation of vehicle bumpers.... ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****)
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