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Post by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:37 pm

The Maruti Swift sold in India received a zero rating (yes, you read that right -- zero) in NCAP's latest frontal collision tests. Ironically, the European version of the Swift (manufactured elsewhere) received a five star crash certification!

We are talking about a car being crashed at a speed of 64 kph. Don't cars do speeds much higher than that on our roads?

Indian manufacturers are not alone in this casual attitude to safety when it comes to our country. The Datsun Go's test ratings resulted in Global NCAP requesting Nissan to pull this model off the road. Yet another example is the Hyundai i10's Indian version, which failed NCAP's early 2014 report. The i10's European version received a five star NCAP rating.

At this point, it's difficult to avoid wondering about whether Indians are subject to double standards. Add to that the fact that compliance for compliance sake is the name of the game. The standard statement to any query to Indian auto players about car safety is "We comply to all regulations applicable in India".
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/anil-patrick-r-/indian-auto-profit-first-_b_6325846.html

Even Car salesman do not explain adequately nor encourage the customers to opt for safety features like airbags.

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Post by Propagandhi711 Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:56 pm

what, no jabs at modi, cbn etc that you can take tangentially on this?

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