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http://www.fiafoundation.org/Pages/homepage.aspx I am happy to see media activity around this exercise. | |
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| ![]() What about the FIATs and Hondas? Any info. I am curious to know if structural changes have been made on Indian made vehicles as compared to these same products sold abroad? What exactly has been done and how much of this has been done to improve fuel efficiency? Finally all this takes me back to the maruti advts... Kitna deti hain? That is the crux of the problem, being efficient must not be at the risk of safety. Is it not possible to have minimum safety requirements upgraded so that all manufacturers realign with international standards. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Having gone through the thread, I can see that many here have not read through the entire article on the global ncap website. ![]() Quote:
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| ![]() Safety should be the first priority. No doubt about this. If the economics does not work for Indian manufacturers, I suggest Govt should incentivise auto industry to mandate basic safety features in our vehicles. For example Govt can reduce/eliminate excise duty on basic safety equipment like ABS & air bags. Big leap will be to make crash test mandatory & guess this is already in pipeline with 2015 as target date. Quote:
They could have been selected by monthly sales nos which would have also given some idea about no. of lives at risk on Indian roads. Wagon-R, Swift & Dzire, the highest selling cars after Alto, should have been part of this exercise. | |
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The may have selected small cars from all manufacturers, if only Alto, WagonR, Estilo, Dezire etc were chosen then it would seem like a crusade against Maruti in particular. If one wants to protect a vehicle from frontal impact than a strengthening has to take place. There should be sturdy cross member beams to protect the engine from intruding into the cabin space. The steering wheel must break on impact, and telescope inwards into the instrument binnacle to prevent head and chest injuries to the driver. If we watch the videos closely, there is a common story on the kind of injuries to the driver and co driver. Most of it, is in the head, the upper torso, until the upper arm, and nothing much on the legs, suggesting that all cars did manage to prevent the engine or its accessory from intruding into the passenger cabin. Most of the head and upper shoulder injuries took place because the dummies banged into the dashboard plastic . Please check this video out, it speaks of Tata motor's commitment towards safety, including side beam impact safety. . I am sure other makers have something similar available. | |
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The other part is the buying power is lesser in India as compared to the rest where a family who dreams of a 2-wheeler have stretched their budget way ahead to get Alto 800 is itself great but the safety is left behind as the OTR will be too high for them so they quietly (knowingly or unknowingly) stick to LX or LXi. EMI, taxes etc all do increase and is a one-time investment so seeing big figure on paper they are worried hence settle for lower variants. Who has to be blamed I am not sure but there has to be some incentives/discounts on top-end variants so people are encouraged to buy it and more incentive to manufacturers for selling top-end ones. Anurag. | |
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| ![]() The point is, the safety features should be in all variants and not just the top end ones! If done on a mass scale, the cost should be very low indeed. There are always subsidies that the govt. can offer to cushion the price impact. The list for euroNCAP is very high 1.TCS 2.AEB (Autonomous emergency braking) 3.ABS All these have to be in EVERY CAR. Doesn't matter big or small, cheap or expensive. |
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If there is no demand then why will they produce and loose market value + create dead inventory? We as customers should wake up and DEMAND safety as STANDARD all across the range then only something will happen. Anurag. | |
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That's the mass market thing i'm talking about . | |
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Accidents and fatalities/injuries due that are exceptions in developed markets, but for us it’s a way of life, and hence the lighter attitude towards safety. | ||
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| ![]() Not sure why the govt. has been sleeping on this. Cars have become faster in the past decade or so as engine power has risen. Roads have become better, so people are more likely to drive faster. All the more reason to ensure safety inc ars. Surely, even if there is no facility in India for testing these, this activity could have been outsourced to one of many such across the world. Is it to be expected that this thought has not occurred to a country which takes pride in providing a host of outsourcing services to the world? Last edited by mayjay : 1st February 2014 at 19:11. |
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