BELGIUM: NEW VEHICLE CRASH TEST RESULTS SHOW SUPERMINIS AND SMALL CITY CARS ARE SAFER THAN EVER BEFORE

Record ID: 980000

  • Title: BELGIUM: NEW VEHICLE CRASH TEST RESULTS SHOW SUPERMINIS AND SMALL CITY CARS ARE SAFER THAN EVER BEFORE
  • Date: 24th February 2000
  • Summary: EURO NCAP FILE MATERIAL (VNR) 1. SLOW-OTION SIDE VIEW CRASH TEST OF THE FIAT PUNTO 0.15 2. SIDE VIEW OF THE FIAT PUNTO TEST 3. CLOSE-UP SLOW MOTION: HEAD-ON OF THE SIDE IMPACT FIAT PUNTO TEST 0.36 4. ZOOM OUT OF THE DAMAGED FIAT PUNTO 0.45 5. SIDE VIEW DAMAGED CAR 0.50 6. SIDE VIEW OF HEAD-ON CRASH TEST OF THE VW LUPO 0.57 7. SEMI-VIEW OF THE DAMAGED VW LUPO 1.01 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (FEBRUARY 24, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 8. GENERAL VIEWS OF THE AUDIENCE LISTENING AT THE EURO NCAP CONFERENCE (4 SHOTS) 1.33 9. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAX MOSLEY, EURO NCAP CHAIRMAN SAYING: "The weak points are still pedestrian safety. There is still a lot to be done to protect the pedestrian if he's unfortunate enough to walk in front of one of the cars. The other weak point is the children's seats at the back. The child seats and the protection for the child in an accident are still not as good as it could be and should be. Manufacturers are working on this now but there is still a lot of room for improvement". 1.59 10. SCU: CUT AWAY OF A PHOTOGRAPHER 2.06 11. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAX MOSLEY, EURO NCAP CHAIRMAN SAYING: "What has improved over the three years is the damage to the occupants in front impact and side impacts. So your chance of getting hurt in one of the best of the new cars is much smaller than your chance of getting hurt even in a brand new car that was bought three years ago. So that's what the message really is. The latest, the best cars, are really worth buying because if you are unlucky enough to have an accident, you will have a much better chance of getting away with it." 2.38 12. SV: MAX MOSLEY SHOWING THE DAMAGED FIAT PUNTO TO THE AUDIENCE 2.52 13. CLOSE-UP OF THE FIAT PUNTO 2.59 14. WIDE OF THE PRESS WITH A PAN TOWARDS THE FIAT PUNTO AND THE VW LUPO 3.11 EURO NCAP FILE MATERIAL (VNR) 15. SLOW-MOTION SIDE VIEW OF HEAD-ON CRASH TEST OF THE LANCIA YPSILLON 3.28 16. SEMI-VIEW OF THE DAMAGED LANCIA YPSILLON (RED AND BLUE CARS) (2 SHOTS) 3.38 17. CLOSE-UPS OF THE DRIVER POSITION IN THE CAR (2 SHOTS) 3.48 18. CLOSE-UP OF THE POSITION OF CHILDREN ON THE BACK SEAT 3.52 19. CLOSE-UP OF A PIECE OF METAL INSIDE THE CAR THAT COULD SERIOUSLY HURT ANY PASSENGER 3.58 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
  • Country: Belgium
  • Reuters ID: LVA6D5LDQHNO8S67JF35SSGD38JN
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