Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP), the Indian agency that assigns safety ratings to cars, on Friday (August 30) launched safety rating stickers for cars. Its aim is to increase awareness about vehicle safety. This sticker will be affixed to the sold models after crash testing the car model. The sticker will have a QR code, which customers can scan to know about the safety rating and features. Company to send stickers to companies after crash test India NCAP will send QR code stickers to automobile companies whose vehicles have been crash tested. These stickers will include the manufacturer's name, car or model name, crash test date, and safety star rating for both adults and children. Scanning the sticker will reveal the complete details of the vehicle. Tata cars get 5-star safety rating The Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP) has so far crash tested only Tata Motors cars and given its safety rating. These include the company's Tata Safari, Harrier, Nection EV and Punch EV. These models are rated 5-star for the safety of both adult and child passengers. The crash test center was launched in September last year Union Minister of State for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari launched the BNCAP at an event held in Delhi on 22 August 2023. Following this, on 18 September 2023, the Command and Control Center was inaugurated at the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) located in Pune. Crash Test Procedure 1. For the test, 4 to 5 man-like dummies are seated in the car. There is a child dummy on the rear seat, which is fixed on the child ISOFIX anchor seat.2. A car collides with an offset deformable barrier (hard object) at a fixed speed to see how much damage is done to the car and the dummy. This is done in three ways. 2. The test looks at the extent of damage to the dummy after the impact, whether the airbags and safety features work or not. Based on all these the rating is given.
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India NCAP Safety Rating Sticker Launched: After Crash Test It Will Be Affixed On Cars, Scan QR Code To Know Safety Rating
