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Originally posted by moorookamick
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Australia Design Rules were started in the early 1970s by introducing vehicle safety standards in line with Europe and the USA. In fact most of our current ADRs have been 'borrowed" from Europe.
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While the ADRs certainly cover safety standards (and Australia was a leading country in implementing them, not a follower - door intrusion beams and mandatory seat belts spring to mind) they act, now and historically, as a barrier to imports. I do not believe that this is simply a coincidence...
