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3 times the weight of the car, 1.5x for large vehicles, is a US requirement to how much the roof can support, this is part of protecting occupants during a rol
by Shivetya 6y ago
3 times the weight of the car, 1.5x for large vehicles, is a US requirement to how much the roof can support, this is part of protecting occupants during a roll over; this was from 2010 and may have new requirements[0][1]
[0]https://www.martindale.com/antitrust-trade-regulation-law/article_Meyer-Suozzi-English-Klein-PC_930250.htm https://www.martindale.com/antitrust-trade-regulation-law/ar...
[1]https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2010/04/nhtsa-declines-to-revisit-roof-crush-standard/index.htm https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2010/04/nhtsa-decli...
- aidenn0 6y agoThat's a static load; the actual amount of luggage a car is rated for carrying on the roof is much less (usually somewhere in the mid 100s for a passenger vehicle).