"Top Safety Pick" Prize for Josef Haberl. Chief BM

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"Top Safety Pick" Prize for Josef Haberl. Chief BMW safety specialist receives award.
Monday, March 17th, 2008 - BMW Press Release - http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/ - Total Motorcycle - http://www.totalmotorcycle.com


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.