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As of now it looks like all new cars will have to comply from October 2015. Quote:
Thanks for your suggestion. I will wait for the Bolt. Also looking at some used options, but finding one with airbags and ABS is a tremendous task. Last edited by benbsb29 : 6th January 2015 at 05:38. Reason: Merging back-to-back posts. Please use the Multi-Quote button to reply to more than one post at a time. Thanks. | ||
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| ![]() Read in an article that the Govt may make crash tests mandatory from 2017. Also it's quoted that there may not be a compulsion to have airbags or ABS and the end result of the crash test is what the govt would be bothered about and not what the car manufacturers had installed in the car. Does this mean that this new rule of compulsory airbags and ABS for new cars from oct 2015 is out of the window? |
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ABS, on the other hand, needs to be mandated as it does not come under the purview of the tests. | |
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| ![]() I own a Ford Fiesta 1.6SXI purchased new in Nov 2011 (but mfg.in Jan 2011). It is fitted with dual airbags. I have been following the International news about car recalls being made due to faulty airbag inflators mfg. by Takata Company of Japan. They are one of the three largest /main makers of Airbags in the world. So far 196 people have been seriously injured due to deployment of faulty airbags. I tried to check with Ford India if my car is equipped with a Takata Airbag. There is an online chat if you go to their website , where their staffer refused to give the information writing "Sorry , I can't help you with this issue". I asked for a response from a senior manager, for which again he refused. Likewise he refused to share the MD's email id. ![]() I have been following the news for past many months. This has disturbed me so much, that in Dec 2014, I purchased an Hyundai Eon Magna+, rather then the Sports Model, simply it does NOT have an airbag, even though I could afford to spend the extra 30-35,000. Can any BHPian shed some light on the issue. |
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![]() Wonder what is so confusing in Anti Lock Braking system. On a plus side, they at least got the braking right - did not use breaking. Looking at the age of commercial vehicles and the duration they are used for, it will be at least 10 years before this measure starts to bear fruit. | ||
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| ![]() Any concrete information on the status of October 2015 deadline for adding safety features on private cars (Original topic of this thread) ? Is the plan still on? |
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| ![]() Postponing it and pushing it further is all they can do! I dont understand why the Govt is not taking a strict stand on safety measures of vehicles. Lately Toyota has been flaunting the fact that they have added airbags on all variants no, but ABS is still absent on 90% of the humongous Innova's model's. (That too for the vehicle priced like that) ![]() |
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| ![]() ABS and Airbags should be absolutely compulsory.. even for the Nanos and the Altos of the world. It is stupid to have so many people lose their lives to things that could have been avoided had there been better safety systems in place. On that note, can the two-wheelers can drive on the left side of the road in Pune please! God may actually forgive your sins for driving correctly! |
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| ![]() My wife is planning to buy an Ertiga VXI+ for daily conveyance. While taking a test drive of the petrol version i decided to check out the ABS working and its effectivity in real life situation since i had seen a battery of youtube videos on how ABS lets you retain control under panic braking. Took the car on the Mathura road stretch in Faridabad which is currently under construction and widening. Found a nice stretch of free area barricaded from traffic with lots of dusty and loose gravel on the surface. Asked the Maruti rep to buckle up and away we went- Speeded up to 65-70kmph and then jammed on the brakes. the car shuddered and kept on moving. However, it was possible to steer it to some degree of control although not as smoothly as some of the sketches and elaborations on youtube. Roughly i would say that incase of a normal moving car if the control is say 100% and incase of a panic braked wheel locked car if the control is 0% then in my test case the ertiga had around 40-50% of control. Although i personally think that the setting on the ABS was too tight and adequate wheel turning was not there for better control. Like so many drivers i also thought that i could have controlled the car better with controlled braking manually but remember this is panic braking where for an instant the mind shuts off and your reactions are instinctive. I repeated the same experiment later in my Etios Liva petrol again and out of the two i think the ertiga behaved better in terms of steerability. ABS definitely seems important for 90-95 % of the drivers. However, for die hard fanatics who know and control their ride well it may be an open case. In view of what i experienced i would seriously suggest that all vehicles including autos/3 and 2-wheelers come equipped with ABS ![]() Last edited by ATUL SINGH : 13th January 2016 at 12:24. Reason: Grammer |
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ABS should be made mandatory as helps prevent a collision. | |
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Unless you are going to driving in a race series where driver aids are banned, no reason not to have ABS in the car. | |
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