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Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company (119 Cal.App.3d 757, 174 Cal.Rptr. 348) was a personal injury tort case decided in Orange County, California in February 1978 and affirmed by a California appellate court in May 1981. The lawsuit involved the safety of the design of the Ford Pinto automobile, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company.
The force of the crash caused significant damage to the building. The impact pushed the brick façade into the frame of the building. On the inside, a Corvette-sized section of the wall was pushed ...
Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile is a non-fiction book by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, first published in 1965.Its central theme is that car manufacturers resisted the introduction of safety features (such as seat belts), and that they were generally reluctant to spend money on improving safety.
[9] Money Inc. included it in its list of the 20 worst cars ever made, calling it "One of the biggest bombs in automotive history and definitely one of the worst cars ever made." [ 18 ] The car has gained a cult following , with a small, but enthusiastic fan base in North America and Europe maintaining surviving examples and the collector's ...
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For example, a vehicle can be insured against theft, fire damage, or crash damage independently. If a vehicle is declared a total loss and the vehicle's market value is less than the amount that is still owed to the bank that is financing the vehicle, GAP insurance may cover the difference.
Automotive content creator Nathan Narra, more widely known known as "NateNation" on YouTube, was killed in a rollover crash involving a C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette in the Metro Detroit area ...
The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.