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The Technical Basis for the Center High Mounted Stoplamp
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Abstract
A Federal Regulation has recently been promulgated that will require all new automobiles to be equipped with a Center High Mounted Stoplamp. This paper presents an overview of the research, field tests, and economic analyses that defined the potential benefits of the stoplamp, and served as the basis for the regulation.
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Digges, K., Nicholson, R., and Rouse, E., "The Technical Basis for the Center High Mounted Stoplamp," SAE Technical Paper 851240, 1985, https://doi.org/10.4271/851240.Also In
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