NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
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NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
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Alarmed at the fact that apparently Chevrolet trucks do not provide enough protection to passengers during in-cab explosions, NHTSA has now ordered all 2007 trucks to be capable of sustaining a stick of dynamite detonated with the doors closed and the windows rolled up without separation or breakage of the roof seams.
"It's about time these shoddy manufacturers started taking better care of the intelligent and careful innocents who buy their vehicles" said Dayton Newberry, Interim Director of Explosive Standards at the department.
Consumer's Reports has stated for years that imported vehicles are much better at resisting such detonations, and claims that the US manufacturers are deliberately ignoring the safety of buyers.
http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/inde...howtopic=30724
Alarmed at the fact that apparently Chevrolet trucks do not provide enough protection to passengers during in-cab explosions, NHTSA has now ordered all 2007 trucks to be capable of sustaining a stick of dynamite detonated with the doors closed and the windows rolled up without separation or breakage of the roof seams.
"It's about time these shoddy manufacturers started taking better care of the intelligent and careful innocents who buy their vehicles" said Dayton Newberry, Interim Director of Explosive Standards at the department.
Consumer's Reports has stated for years that imported vehicles are much better at resisting such detonations, and claims that the US manufacturers are deliberately ignoring the safety of buyers.
http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/inde...howtopic=30724
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
Originally Posted by PacerX
[Washington, DC]
Alarmed at the fact that apparently Chevrolet trucks do not provide enough protection to passengers during in-cab explosions, NHTSA has now ordered all 2007 trucks to be capable of sustaining a stick of dynamite detonated with the doors closed and the windows rolled up without separation or breakage of the roof seams.
"It's about time these shoddy manufacturers started taking better care of the intelligent and careful innocents who buy their vehicles" said Dayton Newberry, Interim Director of Explosive Standards at the department.
Consumer's Reports has stated for years that imported vehicles are much better at resisting such detonations, and claims that the US manufacturers are deliberately ignoring the safety of buyers.
http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/inde...howtopic=30724
Alarmed at the fact that apparently Chevrolet trucks do not provide enough protection to passengers during in-cab explosions, NHTSA has now ordered all 2007 trucks to be capable of sustaining a stick of dynamite detonated with the doors closed and the windows rolled up without separation or breakage of the roof seams.
"It's about time these shoddy manufacturers started taking better care of the intelligent and careful innocents who buy their vehicles" said Dayton Newberry, Interim Director of Explosive Standards at the department.
Consumer's Reports has stated for years that imported vehicles are much better at resisting such detonations, and claims that the US manufacturers are deliberately ignoring the safety of buyers.
http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/inde...howtopic=30724
wow so a Toyota pcikup can withstand a dynamite stick going off inside the truck...makes me want to buy one...
wait a min....what about the person IN the truck?
WTF is this all about..saftey of a INSIDE EXPLOSION??????????????
if something that powerful explodes inside ...and your in it... YOU MY FRIEND ARE DEAD!
who cares about resale and saftey at that point?????
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
Originally Posted by Caps94ZODG
wow so a Toyota pcikup can withstand a dynamite stick going off inside the truck...makes me want to buy one...
wait a min....what about the person IN the truck?
WTF is this all about..saftey of a INSIDE EXPLOSION??????????????
if something that powerful explodes inside ...and your in it... YOU MY FRIEND ARE DEAD!
who cares about resale and saftey at that point?????
wait a min....what about the person IN the truck?
WTF is this all about..saftey of a INSIDE EXPLOSION??????????????
if something that powerful explodes inside ...and your in it... YOU MY FRIEND ARE DEAD!
who cares about resale and saftey at that point?????
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
Originally Posted by PacerX
[Washington, DC]
NHTSA has now ordered all 2007 trucks to be capable of sustaining a stick of dynamite detonated with the doors closed and the windows rolled up without separation or breakage of the roof seams.
NHTSA has now ordered all 2007 trucks to be capable of sustaining a stick of dynamite detonated with the doors closed and the windows rolled up without separation or breakage of the roof seams.
Originally Posted by PacerX
[Washington, DC]
"It's about time these shoddy manufacturers started taking better care of the intelligent and careful innocents who buy their vehicles"
"It's about time these shoddy manufacturers started taking better care of the intelligent and careful innocents who buy their vehicles"
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
its called sarcasm..I read the original post..jeshhh..I saw the truck and was just playing around...kinda responding in a "I hate that supposed goverment new standard rule response"
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
Originally Posted by morb|d
I'd expect this on april fools, but what's today?
I'M STILL TRAPPED IN *@#&!)%$ CANADA DAY.
Next Canadian chef who boils the BBQ ribs I order for lunch gets shot... just as soon as I figure out a way to get a firearm around here.
Weather has been good, beer is terrific, folks are nice. Pacer's bored.
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
Originally Posted by Z28x
I'm sure so many innocent people are killed/injured every year from those separated roof seams after a huge explosion
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Re: NHTSA to require new roof standard for trucks...
Just saw this in the news and remembered this thread about roofs - no other reason for posting. Will probably end up making some changes happen though, since the guy that died was an NFL player with money.
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Ya know, NOBODY can make a car/truck "fatality-proof". We take RISKS when we get behind the wheel - people need to remember that.
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Ya know, NOBODY can make a car/truck "fatality-proof". We take RISKS when we get behind the wheel - people need to remember that.
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