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Bumper (car)

A bumper is a structure attached to or integrated with the front and rear ends of a motor vehicle, to absorb impact in a minor collision, ideally minimizing repair costs. Stiff metal bumpers appeared on automobiles as early as 1904 that had a mainly ornamental function. Numerous developments, improvements in materials and technologies, as well as greater…

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Bumper (car)

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Edges85
Triples19
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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and Tennessee have banned the practiceinstance ofStates0.80text
headlampsinstance ofThe standard prohibited functional damage to specified safety-related components0.80text
fuel system components when the vehicle is subjected to barrier crash tests at 5 miles per hourinstance ofThe standard prohibited functional damage to specified safety-related components0.80text
tail lamps.In October 1972instance ofThe requirements effectively eliminated automobile bumper designs that featured integral automotive lighting components0.80text
the U.Sinstance ofThe requirements effectively eliminated automobile bumper designs that featured integral automotive lighting components0.80text
the Pontiac Grand Am starting in 1973instance ofwere used on models0.80text
the Chevrolet Monte Carlo starting in 1978instance ofwere used on models0.80text
with significantly lower mass than heavy chromed-steel bumpers with separate impact energy absorbers.The bumper regulations applied to all passenger carsinstance ofwere used on models0.80text
both American-madeinstance ofwere used on models0.80text

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