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@lie rnisreponinS of belL u* Thev pertomed a ersilrvitv &dy3i3
;rt ihowed thal ii Fbe overeDon rdtraini u* bv suniv6 by l0
D..enr. a 20 pe.ent diff€Mft in the €afebven$ BtimaL @ld
6ult They be[ev€ that su.h e level of ruE oning is entirelv pdsible'
Dahola\ Md Xzlrw\l.r LFhev.lhat the \tsstudv rq trm.lv ud rhd
red *ar c rupdt DmtFt.on foradulc ha d-n la'8Plt otPrhFcd
The\ balie\e lhat theC{rdr$dara rrPt ednsed 'lP&ll rnd'ra@ otl
tno "-'ne the *e-"8..e of rcd lap b.lB Y rll€!x in 'unnPr Fduc'
inp the n;frber of ()@Pdts Lilled or irluftd @uallv in moior veNcl€
cr6h6 However, they el3o believe tlut the ^'r$ (8 studns 3how tnat
l$Jr\s ihDrovMts in the d€sign ol ree slt oalget 9rotection Nre
Fruk Conley ot tlE New York Depanmen. of Moro' veh'cl6 examitud
New lort St4t€ s polic*.eportert ac.ident dti? | He mad€ a stnitlhtfo'_
wud conpsisn ;f th€ iiurt md lat litv ex!€.ienc6 of bel&d ud
unbeltld ()ND6nts, whi.b rev€aLd thar popl€ fued bett€' if thev
wer€ dlraind. sin.e t982 Ne* Iork S!a!. hs r€quir€d that childrcn
und€r 5 yec be proleied bv e €t.aint, ud ha rcquired other ()m-
Ddts exepl tor Ed *at Eopots r0 veaF dd older' to bu'he ut
;he 198.4. The shre ais. rcquiE !h.l all l(ldent5 involving noE
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$600 In dMcce be reporred !o rh. Dtr Eron of Moiot v'hrfl6
Ths trtu\ isioE r;ult rn a lertf d.r!b4 *rth a f.irlv latlP number of
(rc in which Htrsined indivjduats @ rr\ju.ed.
How€lcr lherc # sne oblpue prcbleN wrlh rhP d.6 ForexMple
tlP polrcFreton-ed Gt.ainl us€8e b 8o.r Deran! dd this peGnt'lF is
^uirr nO"iU,- ttt"r t""otded bv beh e oteNe6 u* bv *tting
pGirion;ais eve nore qu6lioB .bou! !tu doracv of Flic tep{rts'
In New ]o.k alnct lO pere ol td *3t ps*ngeF w're rmrc& a
edinS lap/snoude. b.ht, s wR 22 Ftaat or pasnaeF tidtg in
th€ middl. front *at Tlr.re Ftert g€ ato nor @n6!ond al all wth
rhe av.ilabilit! oa such syr!4 for lhe &a(rn! plfiiioc ThGe num_
beE, reprRniing lhd;fib ot €!.t, 3u886a thal problems of ntr
Do.ting dd miB&ding 4 cotMdplr4 Tt6e probl€ru r&* qu..@c
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