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1、NewCarAssessmentProgramNCAPstandsforNewCarAssessmentProgram.Ifyouhaveheardof"government5-starratings9youshouldknowNCAP.NCAPisorganizedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,whichbelongstotheU.S.Departmentoftransportation.NCAPhasactuallybeenaroundforawhile.NCAP
2、wasinitiatedin1978withtheprimarypurposeofprovidingconsumerswithameasureoftherelativesafetypotentialofvehiclesinfrontalcrashes-Sidecrashratingresultswereaddedtotheprogrambeginningwithmodelyear1997vehiclesandmorerecentlyrolloverratingswereaddedbeginningwithmodelyear2001ve
3、hicles.TheultimategoalofNCAPistoimproveoccupantsafetybyprovidingmarketincentivesforvehiclemanufacturerstovoluntarilydesigntheirvehiclestobetterprotectoccupantsinacrashandbelesssusceptibletorollover,ratherthanbyregulatorydirectives?NCAPprovidesconsumerswithvehiclesafetyi
4、nformation,primarilyfroutandsidecrashratingresults,andmorerecentlyrolloverratings,toaidconsumersintheirvehiclepurchasedecisions.Theratingresultsarerelayedtoconsumersviaaneasilyrecognizablestarratingsystem★from1to5stars.with5beingthehighest?Forfrontalcrashratings,crash-r
5、atingdummiesrepresentinganaverage-sizedadultareplacedindriverandfrontpassengerseatsandsecuredwiththevehicle'sseatbelts.Vehiclesarecrashedintoafixedbarrierat35milesperhour(mph),whichisequivalenttoahead-oncollisionbetweentwosimilarvehicleseachmovingat35mph.Sincetheratingr
6、eflectsacrashbetweentwosimilarvehicles,makesureyoucomparevehiclesfromthesameweightclass,plusorminus250lbs,Whenlookingatfrontalcrashstarratings.Instrumentsmeasuretheforceofimpacttoeachdummy'shead,neck,chest,pelvis,legsandfeet.Frontalstarratingsindicatethechanceofaserious
7、headandchestinjurytothedriverandrightfroutseatpassenger.Aseriousinjuryisonerequiringimmediatehospitalizationandmaybelifethreatening.★★★★★★★★★★★★10%orlesschanceofseriousinjury11%to20%chanceofseriousinjury21%to35%chanceofseriousinjury★★★36%to45%chanceofseriousinjury46%org
8、reaterchanceofseriousinjuryForsidecashratings,crash-ratingdummiesrepresentingandaverage-sizedadultareplacedint
