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October 12, 2008 10:43:47 AM CDT


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  • April 2008
    • Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car, Is Unhurt

      Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car, Is Unhurt

      (Newser) - What’s the deal with brake lines? Jerry Seinfeld found his suddenly inoperable Saturday night, leading to a spectacular rollover crash in the swanky Hamptons, the New York Post reports. With the car careening out of control, Seinfeld swerved sharply to avoid sailing into an intersection, and the car flipped—a maneuver the police chief said “probably avoided a very serious accident.” More »

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      car accident   Jerry Seinfeld   Fiat   Hamptons   brakes   rollover

  • March 2008
    • Are Car Roofs Tough Enough?

      Are Car Roofs Tough Enough?

      (Newser) - Three-quarters of vehicles on the road today would fail a proposed tougher standard for automobile roof strength, reports the Wall Street Journal. The current standard, unchanged since 1973, requires that car roofs withstand a force equivalent to 1.5 times the vehicle’s weight, but it exempts those more than 6,000 lbs.—including today's hulking SUVs, which are most likely to roll onto their roofs. More »

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      auto industry   car   car crash   SUVs   car safety   rollover   National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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