Crash Tests Show Bumper Deficiencies

SelectPlusCrash 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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[Transam941]

If you people stop texting while driving life these regulations wouldn't have to exist. No I wasn't being racist by saying "you people"

[SteelCity1981]

What about regulations on people that jack up their trucks? That's a huge safety hazard.

[n3rdbear]

@jbrian80 lol egotistical street racers usually do that kind of idiocy.

[jbrian80]

STOP TAILGATING ME!

[ericpinter29]

so if a ford suv hits another truck than its toast

[killapawner]

and why take away from your truck just because its not the same as the other cars

[killapawner]

if there so worried about the stupid bumpers and costing a lot for damage prices. just gat a damn truck. its your fault if you want a small as car and then bitch when you get hit by a bigger truck and they do a lot of damage to your little car and hardly no damage to the truck

[Craziguitarman321]

@ToOlOGT22 hell yeah. i have a 72 satellite 4 door and its a tank. some asshole backed onto me at target and took off. i about got my baseball bat, so he is lucky he took off.

[villemadison1]

0:24 thats what my back end looks like on my 93 mazda 626 , only i got hit by a 01 cherokee

[memoPFP]

impressive explorer

[ToOlOGT22]

people just need to learn how to drive so that we can go back to those metal cars like in the 60's and 70's

[TheTarrMan]

I have a 1996 ford explorer, it about 3" higher