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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Auto manufacturing accounts for many safety systems, and the incorporation
of such technology has gone far in reducing the number of road deaths. But
without those systems, it’s anybody’s guess how a passenger might fare in
a crash – an experiment most countries will never have to explore.
But global sanctions in Russia may make it an unfortunate reality for the
country’s citizens who need to buy a domestically produced vehicle in the
near future.
CBS News recently published a report detailing the lesser known impacts of a
swath of sanctions hitting Russia as a result of its action in Ukraine and
while the economy is surely suffering now, the Russian people will be seeing
the effects for years to come.
CBS says a Western ban on exports of auto components to Russia has coincided
with many global automakers either ceasing production in Russia or refusing
to sell vehicles there and the resulting shortages in auto availability
means Russian produced cars are being modified.
According to the report, the Russian government last week announced reduced
requirements for cars which drops regulated safety systems like antilock
brakes and even airbags. The decree, which also permits producers to skip
the automatic locking feature on a standard safety belt, is in effect until
February of next year.
Citing the Kommersant business daily, CBS says the order also reduced
emissions standards, enabling cars to be certified that comply with
standards established for vehicles produced in 1988 – standards so ancient
that Russia even had a different name back then. |
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