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Moliere

(285 posts) Fri Sep 25, 2015, 08:08 AM Sep 2015

Car industry 'buried report revealing US car safety flaws over fears for TTIP deal'

We really shouldn't be surprised at what the powers that be are willing to sacrifice to complete their global coup.

The motor industry has been accused of withholding a report that reveals US cars are substantially less safe than European vehicles - for fear that the findings would hamper the drive to harmonise safety standards as part of the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal.

The major study was commissioned by the car industry to show that existing EU and US safety standards were broadly similar.

But the research actually established that American models are much less safe when it comes to front-side collisions, a common cause of accidents that often result in serious injuries./div]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/new-ttip-scandal-car-industry-buried-report-revealing-us-car-safety-flaws-10514716.html

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Car industry 'buried report revealing US car safety flaws over fears for TTIP deal' (Original Post) Moliere Sep 2015 OP

I believe the "trade" agreements will be focused on getting ALL standards as low as possible djean111 Sep 2015 #1

Absolutely, it's all part of the calculations Moliere Sep 2015 #5

Ford Pinto ... the memo stating $200k per death/$67k per injury SomeGuyInEagan Sep 2015 #8

Thank you Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #2

USA! USA! abelenkpe Sep 2015 #3

Lower Standards = Higher Profits sulphurdunn Sep 2015 #4

K & R AzDar Sep 2015 #6

This has been another Bernie Sanders Oligarchy Moment . . . DrBulldog Sep 2015 #7

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. I believe the "trade" agreements will be focused on getting ALL standards as low as possible

Reply to Moliere (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 08:23 AM

Sep 2015

without killing customers outright. Until, of course, corporations all have blanket immunity against lawsuits.

Moliere

(285 posts)

5. Absolutely, it's all part of the calculations

Reply to djean111 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:18 AM

Sep 2015

Just in the auto industry, think back to the seatbelt debacles of the 1970's (I believe), or other times when they've chosen to pay out victims vs doing a recall

SomeGuyInEagan

(1,515 posts)

8. Ford Pinto ... the memo stating $200k per death/$67k per injury

Reply to djean111 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 11:49 AM

Sep 2015

Same as it ever was ...

http://www.autosafety.org/uploads/phpq3mJ7F_FordMemo.pdf

Omaha Steve

(109,961 posts)

2. Thank you

Reply to Moliere (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 08:24 AM

Sep 2015

K&R!

OS

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

3. USA! USA!

Reply to Moliere (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 08:57 AM

Sep 2015

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)

4. Lower Standards = Higher Profits

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Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:06 AM

Sep 2015

AzDar

(14,023 posts)

6. K & R

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Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:49 AM

Sep 2015

DrBulldog

(841 posts)

7. This has been another Bernie Sanders Oligarchy Moment . . .

Reply to Moliere (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:10 AM

Sep 2015

. . . brought to you by the American car industry.

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