[Jerry]

Hi Lynn,
The SVA (Single vehicle approval, or more like- silly vehicle award) ,is a good test as its got rid of the dangerous kits that were around. It is basically just a test to check the cars build is satisfactory. part of the test is to check that there are no sharp edges that are accessible to pedestrians/ occupants.
These corners have to be radiused to 2.5mm if the corner can be touched with a 150mm sphere. The clock bezels should fail as the bezels are not radiused on the peak of the V.
These are good intentions and would probably help if you were unfortunate to have an accident.- now the silly bit. the area behind the wheel and 127mm each side is exempt from the radius rule. you could put razor blades in this area and they would not be classed as a fail on the test. you can present the car to the tester with tyres so bald that the metal wire reinforcing is exposed, yet it will only fail if the speed or load ratings are not high enough....
jerry