Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Makers who export always have to conform to local markets. And the US
demanded bumpers which were at a uniform height and could survive a low
speed bump without damage - seems it was the fashion to park by touch over
there at that time.

A case of misuse of statistics. Analysis of insurance claims purported
to indicate lots of damage caused by impacts at less than 5mph. So 5mph
impact absorbing bumpers should have reduced the insurers costs. But
there was never any evidence, only an assertion on the claim form.


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