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FIGURE 1- THE NEW AMERICAN
STANDARDS FOR UNDERRIDE GUARDS.
IT CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT CARELESSNESS TO HUMAN LIFE! GROUND CLEARANCE WILL PROMOTE THE "WEDGE EFFECT", DISTANCE TO THE REAR END WILL REDUCE VITAL SPACE TO AVOID PASSENGER COMPARTMENT INTRUSION. REDUCED LENGTH OF THE HORIZONTAL MEMBER WILL AFFECT PASSENGER HEADS IN OFF CENTER COLLISIONS. |
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FIGURE 2 - PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS:
STATIC TESTING FORCES: P1 = P2 = 50,000 N, P3=100,000 N TESTING FORCES SUBSTANTIALLY INFERIOR THAN REALITY! WEAK EXTREMITIES WILL KILL FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS IN NOT CENTERED COLLISIONS. IT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE THAT THESE STANDARDS WERE MADE AT THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY, AFTER HALF CENTURY OF AVOIDABLE HUMAN CARNAGE, IN THE MOST ADVANCED COUNTRY OF THE WORLD! |