The road to safe police vehicles

A major boost for vehicle crash worthiness began in 1 978, when NHTSA for the first time made comparative safety test information available to the public/' he points out. [Adrian Lund, Ph.D.] says the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) opened "the safety marketplace," offering consumer...

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Published inLaw Enforcement Technology Vol. 38; no. 11; p. 36
Main Author Kanable, Rebecca
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Atkinson SouthComm Business Media LLC 01.11.2011
Subjects
Air bags
Automobile safety
Design
Fatalities
High density polyethylenes
High strength steel
Knee
Law enforcement
Monitoring systems
Nonprofit organizations
Patrol cars
Priorities
Public safety
Roads & highways
Safety standards
Traffic accidents & safety
Vehicles
United States > US
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Summary:A major boost for vehicle crash worthiness began in 1 978, when NHTSA for the first time made comparative safety test information available to the public/' he points out. [Adrian Lund, Ph.D.] says the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) opened "the safety marketplace," offering consumers third-party information on how well various car models are likely to protect people in crashes.
ISSN:0747-3680
1948-5689