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- Bumpers
-
- Bumpers are
- designed to absorb
- and distribute the
- impact in the case
- of a collision.
- The bumper itself
- is designed and
- manufactured to
- pass the energy of
- an impact through
- to specially
- designed crumple
- zones, which absorb
- the impact and
- reduce trauma for
- the occupants of
- the vehicle.
-
- Most bumpers on
- today's cars are
- mounted on shocks,
- so that in the
- event of a
- low-speed impact,
- the bumper absorbs
- the energy and the
- bumper returns to
- its original
- position. This
- saves the owner
- from expensive
- repairs from minor
- bumps.
-
- Federal legislation
- enacted over the
- last 20 years
- specifies minimum
- levels of
- performance for car
- bumpers in the
- event of accidents.
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