Posted
Sep 11 2008, 10:33 AM
by
Karen Datko
This post comes from Joseph S. Enoch at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.
A report released today by consumer advocates says vehicles that passed the national roof- crush standard generally performed poorly in real-life rollover tests and that in many cases any passengers would likely have been killed or paralyzed in those tests.
The Center for Injury Research at George Washington University tested six vehicles sold in the U.S. on the Jordan Rollover System, a dynamic test that subjects vehicles to repeatable real-world conditions.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relies on a static test in which a crusher slowly applies a metal plate to a corner of the roof. A vehicle must withstand 1.5 times its own weight, applied by the static crusher, without caving in five or more inches.
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