EU recognition of US car safety standards could have dangerous consequences for the safety of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, NGOs warn.

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    Any car safety standard that permits the Cybertruck for regular use is a bad standard and should not be in use.

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    The US does not require the turn indicator to be a separate light from the brake light.

    The US has almost no current cars with an orange turn indicator on the rear. The red brake light doubles as both.

    When US cars are made for other countries, the separate orange light is added.

    America only has 2nd or 3rd world consumer protection.

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    EU recognition of US car safety standards could have dangerous consequences for the safety

    This is obviously wrong.

    It could not have these consequences. It is absolutely going to have these consequences.

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    If EU will capitulate to Trump and say more deaths are reasonable, that is a policy on EU level, right? If the countries enforce a higher standard that means nothing. Sure, it is probably unlikely, like if a small country have stricter regulations they will get a less competative market that in other EU countries who also follow Trump. But in principle, or am I mistaken?

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      I am not sure how permissible it is for countries to require higher standards than the EU when it comes to road safety. Also what would be the consequences? Pulling American looking cars out at the border and sending them back? That will be quite the headache for Schengen.

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        They’ll just forbid the sale of these vehicles locally, finger crossed for enough states to do that. Citizens will also have the civic duty to harass these vehicle owners.

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        I think in other areas – but I may be mistaken – EU regulation looks like “member countries must implement X or stricter rules”. If a country fail to implement it, it gets a fine. But yeah, I’m not sure either if it is permissible. The consequences would be that companies would not import cars to the EU that they cannot sell in any EU country.

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        Implementing a standard at the dealership or registration level would be practical. Cross boarder traffic would make the effect incomplete but probably still impactful.

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    1 year ago

    Any chance Toyota imv coming to the USA through this? USA needs small truck