Military Vehicles, March 1997,: Re: HMMWV DOT Safety Standards

Re: HMMWV DOT Safety Standards

David P. Dusenbury (dp@interpath.com)
Fri, 07 Mar 1997 09:32:30 -0500

Sean Bathrick wrote:

> 1. No Park position on Auto. Transmission:
>

What's the deal here? Our church bus, an '86 Chev. (B6 Chassis) uses an
Allison automatic, no park position. A civilian vehicle built for
civilian use.

>
> 2. No proper side impact protection: .............. These would
> include the Samarais, Sidekicks, Trackers, etc...

I have a Jeep Cj5, and roam a lot of junkyards. What I have noticed is
that the Jeeps that are in serious accidents are usually no more than
1/4 damaged. That is, only one corner, side, etc is damaged. The
Sammies, etc typically have damage extending throughout. Example: one
that has been t-boned will usually have extensive body damage on the
opposite side, not to mention that the two seats are about two feet wide
combined.

DP...