> > Re: "VW must have used a camper van loophole for the Westy back seat, > because head restraints have been required on passenger cars since 1969." > > > All manufacturers drag their feet and lobby for the laws to be repealed or > at least postponed, they argue that it will add to the cost of the vehicle > and drive their sales numbers down. As Dennis pointed out passenger cars > and vans were in separate categories so different rules applied. A perfect > example of the manufacturers ability to delay being forced to install > additional devices in automobiles, in the US market, is the rear seat > shoulder belts. The belts became standard equipment around 1989 or `90 in > the US even though the government mandated the upper anchoring point be > installed in cars in 1972. How many people were seriously injured or > killed between `72 and `90 using lap only belts in the back seat?
Mark in AK |
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