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Re: Bumper issues (long & complex)
Posted by Jan Enderle.

Engineer on team #191, X-Cats, from Wilson Magnet High School and Xerox.

Posted on 1/31/2000 10:35 AM MST


In Reply to: Bumper issues (long & complex) posted by Joe Johnson on 1/28/2000 5:35 PM MST:



Has anyone ever seen or been involved in a rear-end accident where both cars brake hard, and massive damage ensues? You know the kind - where it takes some doing to get the cars apart afterwards?

Have you heard insurance companies talking about inreasing the rates for SUV's because the accidents they are in with sedans are very costly?

The common element here: mismatched bumpers.

I believe the intent of FIRST in requiring all bumpers to be centered at 6.5' is to get everyone's bumpers at the same height. Is 6.5' the right height relative to the centerline of the balls, and the issue of getting caught up on them? I'm not sure - we'll have to do some experimenting before we decide what to do.


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