Military Vehicles, March 1997,: Re: HMMWV DOT Safety Standards

Re: HMMWV DOT Safety Standards

Lida L. Bensinger (mitymite@juno.com)
Sun, 09 Mar 1997 22:08:59 EST

Right, big deal. Ever saw a 2 1/2 ton with a padded dash? Sold by the
hundreds every month...

Daryl

On Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:08:46 -0500 (EST) LSyman@aol.com writes:
>Since my conversation w/ the DRMO I've learned a little more. One more
>safety concern DOT has is-no padded dash (big deal). Also, AM General
got
>side impact rigidity on the civilian Hummers by adding the anti-mine kit

>which is nothing but a 1/4 inch thick steel plate bolted to the bottom
of the
>vehicle.
>