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Even when you drive your car at ten miles an hour, a collision can cost up to $ 10,000? According to a new study the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, this is the case if the vehicles involved are of different sizes.

Insurance recently examined the outcome of accidents between cars and small SUV by selecting one from each of seven different cars, and then for them to run into each other at 10 miles an hour, both with the car striking the back of the SUV, and SUV's rear end . The difference in total damage ranged from $ 2,995 when the Honda CR-V collided with a Honda Civic at $ 9,867 occurred when the Toyota Corolla rear-ended Toyota Rav4.

So why is the price so high, even at low speeds? According to insurance, the main issue is the bumper height and quality. Although all vehicles drive on the same road, not all follow the same rules when it comes to design, especially in the bumper. Federal law requires cars have bumpers between 16 and 20 cm from the ground, while trucks and SUVs do not have a bumper regulations at all. Even car-based crossover vehicles do not follow the law of bumper height. As a result, when a car rear-ends SUV, bumper cars often pass under the SUV, causing expensive damage.

and most of the damage is not always the car. The most expensive accident, the Toyota Corolla and RAV4, the greater the Rav4 did most of the costs, with $ 6,015 in damage.

Another issue that affects the high cost of quality is branika.Dvije that were tested, Civic and CR-V, the smallest difference in bumper height, but still accumulated $ 3,000 štetu.Osiguranje attributes to the bumpers are weaker than they once were. Although they once were required to submit to the influence of five miles per hour, bumper now only to withstand a collision at half that speed to pass inspection.

, however, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not agree. While they acknowledge that today's bumpers become somewhat weaker, they claim that it only led to a slight increase in the cost of repair. They also suggest that weaker buffers are needed because more regulations would adversely affect the functionality and off-road performance of SUVs and trucks. Moreover, although these issues are resulting in higher costs and more damage to the vehicle, did not compromised the safety of passengers.

Consumers have different thoughts on this question. Some people believe that all vehicles should follow the same rules, while others consider that vehicles with different functions should have different standards, a higher bumpers on trucks and SUVs were required to perform tasks and driving in inclement weather.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has accepted public comments on this issue until August 2009, and can make changes to regulations after reviewing all the comments and other data from the study.