Sam_68
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| posted on 21/3/13 at 10:04 PM |
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Originally posted by sdh2903With the atom being type approved would it not have to have gone through crash testing to be allowed to sell
abroad?
No, they use the LVTA/IVA loophole, I believe... EU law says that where one member state (ie. the UK) has a low volume approval mechanism, other
member states are obliged to accept that certification, even if they themselves don't operate a similar system.
See Second paragraph under section 2.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 21/3/13 at 10:06 PM |
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To my knowledge the Atom is not type-approved. Even if it was, it would be a small-series approval which requires only a very rudimentary impact test
into a solid wall at 30mph. No dummies, and the pass criteria are based on steering column displacement only.
I would guess that the the actual impact speed was higher than that in the case above, but not by very much.
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Furyblade_Lee
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| posted on 21/3/13 at 10:29 PM |
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Originally posted by Furyblade_Lee
Thats the first time I have seen that photo properly and not on my iphone, that is one bloody huge kerb and not going to give a mm. At least if he had
hit the house it would probobly given a foot or two through the wall and the nose ending up in the lounge....
Sorry Sam, if you read my post above properly you would see I only now realised the car hit the kerb not the wall after seeing it on a proper size
screen, and also I thought someone else said it hit the house at 75mph... I also did not realise due to just scanning quickly over the text that it
was you posting on the thread otherwise I would not shown any interest in said thread.
Bye.
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Sam_68
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| posted on 21/3/13 at 10:40 PM |
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Originally posted by Furyblade_LeeSorry Sam, if you read my post above properly you would see I only now realised the car hit the kerb
not the wall...
Our posts crossed, hence my reference to you almost busting your post count into double figures. Up to 11 now, eh?
Still, nice to see that you actually agree with me, once you'd bothered to look at the evidence properly. 
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