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"TOP SAFETY PICK" PRIZE FOR JOSEF HABERL.
Mon Mar 10 15:45:00 CET 2008 Press Release
Josef Haberl, head of BMW Group vehicle safety and internationally recognised specialist in this field, has been honoured with a very exceptional award shortly before his retirement. Haberl was the first person to be presented with the so-called Top Safety Pick award by the American Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) - an institute comparable with the European EuroNCAP organisation.
Chief BMW safety specialist receives award.
Munich. Josef Haberl, head of BMW Group vehicle safety and internationally
recognised specialist in this field, has been honoured with a very exceptional
award shortly before his retirement. Haberl was the first person to be
presented with the so-called Top Safety Pick award by the American Insurance
Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) - an institute comparable with the European
EuroNCAP organisation.
This prize is normally awarded to vehicles if they achieve five star status -
i.e. maximum points - for their positive characteristics in terms of passive
safety.
Now, for the first time, a person has received this prize - Josef Haberl.
Adrian Lund, President of IIHS (on the right on the enclosed photo), presented
this special trophy to the BMW specialist at the Vehicle Research Center in
Ruckersville/Virginia.