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Mercedes standards: Independant safety standards based on real-world
accident analysis
"In many countries, crash testing is a legal obligation for manufacturers
to ensure vehicle safety. But even US safety regulations, the world's
most stringent, only stipulate a frontal crash with 100% overlap and a
crash into a 30-degree slant barrier. Is a car really safe if it only
meets the legal impact safety requirements?
Mercedes engineers' answer is "no". "To simulate the widely varied
conditions of real-world accidents, the Mercedes test procedure includes
as many as 25 impact configurations developed on the basis of our unique
accident research." Achieving compliance with internal Mercedes
standards takes about 3/4 of all crash testing at Mercedes today.
Major Mercedes crash tests:
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Deadly Driving: Safety agency puts motorists at risk
Detroit News Special Report, March 3, 2002
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