yeh it's the weird US crash laws that give cars ther weird looing bumpers (ever looked at US market 70's and 80's Saab's? they must be able to withstand a crash upro 5 mile an hour without damage.. (atleast that was what i was told, but i'm sure the OP can explain better)

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