APPELLATION- In name of all Brazilians car riders, and in memory of hundreds of thousands of people which died or became handicapped by the rear of trucks, since January 1968 when the Decree 62,127 prescribed the utilization of rear underride guards, we are hopeful in receiving support and suggestions how to tackle this problem, that as far as we know, is universal.
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS: To George Rechnitzer and his team from MONASH UNIVERSITY (AUSTRALIA), by the technical reports and the excellent video film made during the crash tests with the best underride guard probably ever made in the world. The video film was copied to the local Automotive Associations, to the UNICAMP, to the National Congress and to the Federal Procuratorship, in order to demonstrate how to save lives with a simple US$ 300 metallic structure.