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ARCCA Head-Form Drop Test onto Tail Light (15 mph Equivalent)
ARCCA headform drop from 7.5 feet, equivalent to 15 mph, onto an exemplar taillight. The test produced more taillight damage than observed on the subject vehicle.
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A key ARCCA finding: its 15 mph headform test produced more tail light damage than observed on the subject vehicle. Rentschler described 15 mph as a tested lower-speed comparison and said the separately discussed 24–25 mph alleged speed would produce greater force and damage.
A physical test conducted by ARCCA in which a hybrid headform was dropped from 7.5 feet — equivalent to a 15 mph impact — onto an exemplar tail light. The test produced significantly more tail light damage than observed on the subject vehicle.