Mr. Serge Carignan at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On May 29th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 29th, 2012 / 9:20 a.m.

Director, Engineering and Technical Services, Société de gestion et d'acquisition de véhicules de transport

In North America, bumpers must resist a collision at 7.5 km/hr, whereas the standard in Europe is 5 km/hr. As a result of this 2.5 km/hr difference, a European front bumper does not meet the Canadian standard.

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