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English translation: side underride guard
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| 11:08 Oct 14, 2004 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Alberto Franci (X) Local time: 12:55 | ||||||
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| 5 | side underride guard(s) |
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| 3 | side guards |
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| 3 | side impact bars |
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side guards Explanation: ... solo un'idea ... da verificare comunque ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2004-10-14 11:45:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ecco ciò che ho trovato sul sito seguente : http://www.wtvt.com/investreptr/truck-tragedies.html \"But they believe more lives would be saved if semi trucks had guards on the sides.\" \"A lot of people die in side under-ride accidents, and if those guards were there it would prevent a lot of fatalities.\" \"Right now, the only guards you\'ll find on most semis are in the rear. But some auto safety experts say even those guards don\'t stop cars from going under trucks.\" \"And in Europe they have an intense amount of bicycle traffic which are really what the side under guards are for.\" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2004-10-14 11:45:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... ho visto che usano anche il termine \"safety guards\" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2004-10-14 11:46:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Estimates show it would cost about $150 to put a lower rear guard on the back of a semi and a thousand dollars to outfit a truck with basic side guards.\" |
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2 hrs confidence:
side impact bars Explanation: This translation was found on the sci.lang.translation newgroup from a couple of years ago. It sound a bit more natural to me. HTH R. == |
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9 hrs confidence:
side underride guard(s) Explanation: Defect - Truck Underride - [ Traduci questa pagina ] ... Many European nations adopted side underride guards, beginning in the mid-1980's, and they were originally intended to stop bicyclists, motorcyclists, and ... www.autosafetyexpert.com/defect_truckunderride.php - and Treatise - [ Traduci questa pagina ] ... In Japan and Europe, because of the immense amount of bicycle and motor scooter traffic, semitrailers have side underride guards. ... www.underridenetwork.org/treatise.html - cordially al |
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