In a statement released Monday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology cited “the inconvenience with operating the exterior door handles and their inability to open after an accident,” and laid out specific requirements for how these handles should function.
Exterior door handles should have enough space for a hand to operate its mechanical release from any angle. And interior handles should be “clearly visible from the corresponding occupant’s position,” it said
That’s quite a sensible regulation. You’ll more often hear about what things China doesn’t regulate, so I’m glad to hear of a pro-consumer law coming into effect.
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In a statement released Monday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology cited “the inconvenience with operating the exterior door handles and their inability to open after an accident,” and laid out specific requirements for how these handles should function.
Exterior door handles should have enough space for a hand to operate its mechanical release from any angle. And interior handles should be “clearly visible from the corresponding occupant’s position,” it said
That’s quite a sensible regulation. You’ll more often hear about what things China doesn’t regulate, so I’m glad to hear of a pro-consumer law coming into effect.