Easy now. If you go applying that kind of logic to government regulations. . . . you'll go crazy. 
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It doesn't require the cow catcher. Various interpretations of the requirements will arrive at the same conclusions. The first benefit of lower fascia reinforcement is that it will cause the leg to flex below the knee and direct the pedestrian toward the car rather than damaging (seriously understated) the knee and potentially trapping the pedestrian under the bumper protrusion.
The specific shape can also be used to direct the pedestrian towards a spot on the hood which will inflict the least amount of damage (due to flex of the hood) to the cranium.
There is of course an aero benefit of the specific shapes as well in that they will offset drag induced lift components from the rear of the car by acting as dive planes at the lowest frontal area of the fascia.
The specific shape can also be used to direct the pedestrian towards a spot on the hood which will inflict the least amount of damage (due to flex of the hood) to the cranium.
There is of course an aero benefit of the specific shapes as well in that they will offset drag induced lift components from the rear of the car by acting as dive planes at the lowest frontal area of the fascia.
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Oh, of course it is....the government certainly wouldn't waste your tax dollars researching & regulating it, mandating that the auto manufacturers incorporate the "fix" into their vehicles, and ultimately making you pay more for your car if it wan't necessary! 
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I think those pointy things are there so when a dumb @$$ fooling with a phone walks in front of oncoming traffic you can scoop his @$$ up over the car instead of just running over the top of him. 
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There was a Jeep positioned behind the C7 in the video clip Q&A with Harlan Charles. It did not have the pointy fangs, and from the floor to the bottom of the bumper, one could run over Rosie O'Donnell and never notice it.
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As I understand it, there is a new DOT or governement regulation that has to do with pedestrian safety which mandates that all new 2013 or 2014 vehicles and up have some sort of protrusion at the lower facia. Whether its a bumper or something like we see above as well as on the C7. As a result, I would expect most cars without bumpers at the base of the front facia to have something similar. There are only so many ways to skin the cat and as such, I would expect many of the new cars will have similar "fang" looking protrusions down low.
That or GM just copied Honda because the Civic is so cool!
That or GM just copied Honda because the Civic is so cool!
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HEY OP You are missing the point, the fangs will only clip the strippers heels in you avatar, she will live to dance another day. Trade in a C5,C6 on a C7 and you may save a stripper, 4 year old brake grabber, or a cat.
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