Some LSVs already have doors and windows. Is it accurate to say that these doors and windows do not meet the performance standards (structural integrity) required of passenger vehicles?
• Federally, LSVs are required to have a windshield of laminated safety glass, the same as a passenger car. But LSVs are not required to have doors. Current LSVs may already be equipped with doors and windows but they are not required federally to meet the federal passenger car requirements for windows and doors, which include: the windshield must stay in place during a crash; passenger cars must have a windshield wiper and washer system and windshield defrosting, safety glass for other windows (door, rear, etc.); door locks and door retention; and side door strength • Under the new pilot, LSVs are required to have doors and a windshield wiper and, if being driven on public roads, LSVs are required to have a defog/defrost system and meet five additional CMVSS for occupant protection (including side door strength) and follow the prescribed operating requirements. Top of page 23. I heard LSVs are not required to have brakes. How are LSVs supposed to stop? • Under the amended LSV pilot, L
