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Crashes - USA - Gov't Proposes New Car Roof Crush Standard
USA - Forbes/Associated Press -08.19.2005: -- Automakers would have to build stronger roofs for big SUVs and pickup trucks under rules proposed Friday to protect people in rollover crashes... The proposal would apply for the first time to large sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks weighing up to 10,000 pounds. The current standard exempts vehicles over 6,000 pounds... The plan issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would require roofs to withstand direct pressure of 2.5 times the vehicle weight, increasing the current rule of 1.5 times the weight. It also would seek new information on other ways to protect occupants in rollovers, including potential use of improved seat belt technology...
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