Crash Testing Stickers Mandatory by 2007

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Crash Testing Stickers Mandatory by 2007

Stickers displaying crash ratings must be on vehicles in U.S. showrooms next year, a requirement that could prompt voluntary changes by automakers if they fail to meet consumer expectations, government officials and safety advocates said on Thursday.

The safety displays must be on all vehicles, except pickups, no later than September 1, 2007, which will cover the 2008 model year. They must be prominently displayed and convey the government's five-star ratings that includes data on front and side crash protection and rollover risk.

Read "Safety stickers required on new cars in 2007" @ Reuters

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No one cares about the NHTSA ratings.

What people need are the IIHS/E-NCAP 40-mph offset and IIHS 31-mph side barrier tests.

[CARBIZ]

Consumer groups go ape $h! over this type of thing, but the consumers themselves just YAWN.

Do you know how hard it is to sell a Cobalt SS with side air bags because they are $395?

We've had pictures of cancer victims, bad teeth and poisoned lungs on cigarettes up here for, like, 10 + years and people still smoke. Hell, it is now illegal to smoke any indoor public space ever, and people still crowd outside in the winter to have a puff.

Crash tests are only valuable if you happen to drive into a brick wall at 45 mph. Any other type of accident and they are useless.

[I hope GMRULES again]

It may make companies speed up the process of making safety items standard equipment cause consumers will see the info on the sticker.

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  Crash tests are only valuable if you happen to drive into a brick wall at 45 mph.  Any other type of accident and they are useless.

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Bull$h!...