New Federal rollover standards (?)
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New Federal rollover standards (?)
I just read in the paper that the federal gov't is considering new rollover standards to replace the current 28-yr old rules requiring the vehicle to support 1 1/2 times its weight without collapsing more than 5 inches. 9,873 died in rollovers last year, 1/4 of US traffic deaths. NHTSA is accepting public comment until early December as to new testing methods and standards. do these rules apply to convertibles and if they do, does anybody know by how much the S2K exceed the current standards?
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Originally posted by S2k Dude
The new standard will probably apply only to SUV's since that's what all of the controversy has been about .
The new standard will probably apply only to SUV's since that's what all of the controversy has been about .
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Of the more than 9,000 fatalities, I think less than 1 percent were in convertibles. But the standards are going to apply to non-SUV vehicles as well since many of the fatalities were in sedans. Back in the 70s when the standard was implemented, Porsche's response to the standard was the Targa roof. I guess with the advance of technology, convertibles will be able to meet the higher standard without resorting to more weight or demise of the convertible.
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