Bumper Strength Notice

[hal]

I suppose all hell breaks loose at 3mph

remember when a 5mph collision wouldn't even get people out of their cars to inspect possible damage - that's what bumpers were for! Now?

I remember when my Dodge Dart Swinger stalled and would not restart - I asked the guy behind me to push my car with his bumper (remember THAT?) and he said that he couldn't because he didn't have a bumper - I looked and it was just fiberglass like all cars are now. Giving me a little push would have messed up his car. I looked back at him and he shrugged.

I miss bumpers that were useful...

I saw this on the car next to me when I parked at the store... Not sure, I'd buy a car that couldn't guarantee no damage to the car if it's hit ON THE BUMPER at 2.5mph

[Speedy]

The bumper standards saved us money on insurance claims, more than offsetting their cost to make, but the car manufacturers got it killed.

[Buzz]

hal wrote:
I suppose all hell breaks loose at 3mph

You're a day early for Friday Funnies, but at least the humor is still there.....


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[lost in space]

We could even jack the car up from the bumper to change a flat tire! Like with so many products today, what you see is not what you get.

[Cary]

lost in space wrote:
We could even jack the car up from the bumper to change a flat tire! Like with so many products today, what you see is not what you get.

Bumper jacks were tremendously dangerous. Thank god they are no longer used.

[anonymouse1]

Get off my lawn!

[Rolando]

lost in space wrote:
We could even jack the car up from the bumper to change a flat tire! Like with so many products today, what you see is not what you get.

I recall my dad's 69 Chevy Biscayne and my brother's 77 Nova had them. I was just a kid but they looked scary as hell!

[mrbigstuff]

Yes, I bemoan this fact all the time. The fact that a bump at 5mph causes thousands of dollars in damage should be criminalized.