Side Impact /Pole Impact protection
I do not know what reaction in the US and Canada,but we have been pushing this to be included into the , UN's UNECE regulations. Australia has led the way for the introduction of new side impact pro...
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Memphisdoug wrote:
Look up FMVSS 214. That is the U.S. side impact test. There is both a dynamic test and quasi-static test. The quasi-static test is very much like a pole striking the door of a vehicle. This test has a load vs. deflection requirement in order to pass it.
Similar test in the UNECE tests. Australia uses aspects of UNECE and the US tests,
Local testing bodies want this test written into the rules no matter where the vehicle come from.
They already do pole testing in Europe, so the Aussie test is different. Euro cap test of a TESLA
Tesla pole and other tests in Europe
