Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...settling liability lawsuits relating to fire hazards in its Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks, 5 million of which are still on the road. Newly released internal documents indicate that from 1983 to 1987, GM recognized but failed to correct a design flaw that exposed side fuel tanks during crash impacts, allegedly causing about 300 deaths...
...Krug's lane and broadsided him. The violent impact ruptured the gas tank of Krug's truck, spewing fuel that exploded into a fireball. Unable to free himself, Krug, 37, was burned to death. His family puts the blame on the truck's design. "Krug would have survived the crash if not for the fire. But there shouldn't have been a fire," says Mick McBee, the attorney representing the family. After the Krugs threatened to sue General Motors, the pickup's manufacturer, the company settled out of court...
...contends that the memos are being taken out of context and that the pre- 1988 trucks meet, if not surpass, federal safety standards. For example, GM notes that the trucks passed the traffic-safety administration's 20-m.p.h. side-impact crash tests. In 1980 GM began conducting its own 50-m.p.h. crash tests, even though they are not required by law. Explaining why the tanks were mounted outboard for so long, a high-ranking GM executive points out that exhaust pipes and other mechanisms usually crowd the center of the chassis, leaving little room for a large gas container. Says...
...Remember that retro is back. Take crash courses in arcane dance steps if necessary. A word of caution: disco and leisure suits have not quite attained renewed respectability...
...seems as if there is a real crash, in termsof meeting new people, after the first coupleweeks of the school year. This will hopefully keepit going," he said...