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Re: car accident fires
Randy Baerg (rbaerg@direct.ca)
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:57:56 -0400 (EDT)
All vehicles must meet the US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS; CMVSS in Canada). Section 301 requires vehicles under 10,000 lbs be tested for fuel system integrity. The tests involve a frontal barrier impact, and rear and side impacts by a moving barrier. Following each impact the vehicle is placed in a fixture and rolled on it's side then it's roof and then the other side to see if any fuel leaks out. These tests are very thorough. Only a vehicle with a well designed fuel system will pass.
Randy Baerg
rbaerg@direct.ca
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