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Some of the regulations are pretty weird though - the mirrors in US cars are far worse, and so are lights.
by kolinko 6y ago
Some of the regulations are pretty weird though - the mirrors in US cars are far worse, and so are lights.
- kube-system 6y agoFor sure. Red rear turn signals and not requiring better headlight glare mitigation come to mind.. and are some of my pet peeves. But when it comes to expensive systems like crash structures, active and passive safety systems, the US requires a lot.
- Daho0n 6y agoEuroNCAP ratings are harsher, so not really. It's mostly that the US system is based on SUVs and other behemoths. Look at the new small Toyota Yaris. That's what is required to get a good rating these days. Most newish SUVs doesn't even have the same amount of safety systems (like airbags between driver and front passenger seat).
- kube-system 6y agoI was speaking solely about regulatory requirements (i.e FMVSS) for selling a vehicle, not the NCAP programs. It is generally legal to sell vehicles with bad NCAP scores. For instance: the 2018 Fiat Panda met EU regulations to be sold but scored 0 stars on EuroNCAP.
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