Status Report, Vol. 10: 1975
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House and Senate versions of 1975 Safety Act would cripple safety standards
House bill: Helmets, no; belts, yes
Helmets and individual rights
Senate, House differ on safety construction
Highway safety program standards (as published by DOT)
Virginia issues roadside hazard warning
Hood intrusion standard delayed for some vehicles, postponement denied for cars
Center seeks fuel tank investigations
Commercial drivers 'at extra risk' on the job
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Chrysler limits recall to police cars, does not include general public
Ford covers weak vehicle components with 'secret warranties' paid only to persistent, 'obnoxious' customers
Ontario passes safety belt use law
NHTSA developing belt use standard
Rollback of truck weights urged
IIHS film receives international award
Update: NHTSA opens moped docket
Appeals in seatback defect case
Omission
Measuring safety program effectiveness brings calls for valid scientific evaluations
NHTSA issues report on state program implementation as part of a three phase evaluation of programs
REPRINT 'Columbia Journalism Review': Is it time to bury the holiday death watch?
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Government considering moped use standard
Moped mishaps mar NHTSA demonstration
State helmet noncompliance threatens DOT authority
Interagency task force releases draft reports, supports use of air bags
GM agrees to recall 140,000 trucks, penalty to be decided
One year suspension of air brake standards proposed for buses
Should truck weight increase be suspended along with brake standard?
Manufacturers split over heat warning devices
More auto makers cite heat, odor, and smoke as warning system
Council to hold hearings on defects and recalls program
DOT ask for more safety money, less for vehicle safety programs
School bus seats may have saved lives
NTSB cites multiple causes in van deaths
BMCS proposes to make tire chains optional
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Helmet laws reduce fatalities, study reports
Carbon monoxide fatalities reported, Chrysler conducts recall, further NHTSA action urged
Senator asks immediate action on passive restraints
Calls grow for catalytic converter warnings, GM to issue nationwide warnings
Center ask NHTSA to help get defect answers from automaker
NHTSA contemplating bicycle rack rule
Update: NHTSA consumer hotline, electrical system comments
Controversy continues over federal test facility
Bumper injury rumors false, NHTSA says
NHTSA issues new public petition rules
Expanded defect reporting requirements proposed
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Energy policy for better fuel economy could lead to smaller cares and more deaths, says study
NHTSA denies petition for belt, crash test performance standards
Automakers say side door strength standard brings about designs that don't allow for best protection
Dealer proposes 'ethical car'
Proper role of benefit-cost analysis examined in creating safety standards
President Ford appoints safety committee members
A small population is key to DOT incentive grants
NTSB releases two N.J. Turnpike crash reports
NHTSA initiates consumer hotline
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Studies question adequacy of belt automatic adjusting and locking mechanism
For California residents automakers preparing catalytic converter warnings
GM says warning system for converter overheat unnecessary, citing light smoke, odor, and poor drivability as its unique warning system
Defect reported in some Plymouth Furys
Court upholds safety act of 1966 despite Ford's constitutional challenge
NHTSA replies to school bus critics
NTSB: upgrade rollover tests to include buses
Update: a brief follow-up on earlier Status Report articles
-Motorcycle helmets
-Speed limits
-Air brakes
Center seeks action on steering assembly rule
NHTSA proposes cost information rules for those automakers that oppose federal standard
Committee rejects belt law that encourages uniform traffic rules
Seven motor home models fail tests; two recalled
NHTSA asks comments on electrical system safety
Task force studying vehicle efficiency goals
NHTSA issues truck-camper warning
NHTSA delays light-truck belt rule
NHTSA upgrading child restraint booklet
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Motorcyclists wage anti-helmet drive
Helmet law constitutionality well established
DOT completes Utah sanction hearings on helmet use, must now decide whether or not to penalize
Constitutionality of new defect law challenged
Court qualifies definition of 'defect'
Federal Highway Administration says accusations of failure wrong but offers same recommendations of accuser
Air brake requirements delayed
Pennsylvania safety equipment rules challenged
Safety belt rule temporarily extended
DOT should take more leadership role in replacing 32,000 unsafe bridges
Highway safety spending increased
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Catalytic converters may be 'potential fire hazard'
DOT may penalize delinquent states without helmet laws
Bills would alter DOT penalty authority
'Very substantial' increase reported in 1975 model claims, sub compacts fare poorly
School bus seat proposal still flawed
House, Senate disagree on safety funds
Crash recorder being developed
Senate approves funds for defect test center
Manufacturers must issue defect notices in Spanish too, says NHTSA
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Highway proposal may allow states to redirect funds to non-safety projects
Countermeasures to reduce losses urged for tractor-trailers
House lets truck weight increase stand
Congressmen criticize school bus proposals
Simple emergency room procedure shows alcohol in trauma victims, say researchers
DOT implements permanent 55 mph rule
ABC News schedules special on autos
Governors upset by federal guidelines to prove 55 mph compliance
FHWA deficient in safety supervision
NHTSA creates service to locate uncorrected recall cars
New guardrail retains trucks, buses
NTSB reports on California bus crash
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Motorcycles, tractor-trailers most lethal, study shows
Data shows lethal dangers to car drivers in car-truck crashes, say researchers
More delay proposed for air brake rule
Few children found in proximity of air bag deployment, shows study
Corrections
Current standard rapped: Better flammability standard urged
NHTSA belt and crash performance standards urged
NHTSA prohibits 'meat-axe' hoods, issues windshield intrusion standard
NHTSA tests confirm fuel system hazards
NHTSA issues tire quality rule
Small-state bias shown in DOT grants
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Passive restraint meeting held, signaling long rulemaking process
Senator, NHTSA disagree over public meeting requirement
Passive restraint requirement urged by highway safety experts
NHTSA reopens school bus standard comment period
Volvo warns belt data misunderstood, studies don't draw definite conclusions
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Few children protected in cars, 93 percent travel unrestrained or improperly restrained, shows survey
Child restraint handbook revised
Belt use in Puerto Rico
Belt use among drivers remains low, researchers find
Air bag test plan 'interesting but won't delay NHTSA decision
President questions air bag cost-effectiveness
NHTSA seeks detailed passive restraint data
New neck injury data published
DOT advisory panels get new members
Swiss enact safety belt use law
NHTSA withdraws hydraulic brake rule for trucks, buses, and multipurpose vehicles
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GM may abandon air bags
$1.3 billion dollars available for highway hazard removal but only 8 percent used
Center for Auto Safety develops system to chart hazard removal efforts
Correct parkway roadside hazards, safety chief says
DOT officials alerted to new books critical to highway safety
Vetter named to NHTSA post
DOT implements 55 mph limit
Scandinavian laws' effectiveness on drunk driving 'unproven'
NHTSA publishes consumer data, halfway through current model year
Clarification
Upgrading of steering assembly rule planned
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IIHS tests show cars already on the road satisfy bumper requirements proposed for 1977
BRIEFING: NHTSA's April 4 public meeting on bumpers
Insurer calls for 10 mph bumpers
More unrepaired vehicle damage data urged for cost-benefit analyses of bumper designs
Bus proposal weaknesses prompt query
Comments divided on brake rule delay
Bus crash probe prompts call for stronger rules
NTSB officially separated from DOT
NHTSA sitting on speedometer, speed ceiling rule
Correction: Nissan submitted comments favoring bumper roll back
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DOT's 1980 bumper plan 'already being met', IIHS tests show
Auto makers react to proposed bumper standard, preferring rollback
NHTSA ignores own school bus research, fails to heed warnings of possible standard loophole
NHTSA to publicly discuss passive restraint data
Massive air bag test plan suggested by President's council
All safety standards should be passive and modify the environment not the person, says IIHS VP
'Millions' of defective cars remain on highway, says federal report
Recall data dissemination planned
Coleman new transportation secretary
1974 Status Report index available
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DOT drops plan to legalize weaker bumpers
BRIEFING: NHTSA bumper hearing
-Safety
-Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses
-Economic impact
-Weight
-Congressional intent
-Part prices
-Car price
CHRONONLOGY: The rise and fall of the 2.5 mph bumper plan
NHTSA issues consumer damage information rule
NHTSA schedules hearing on hydraulic brake standard
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IIHS calls DOT weakened bumper proposal 'worse than no standard at all'
Insurers demand data used for revised bumper proposal
Weak bumper rule's economic basis 'flawed'
Sen. Magnuson asks for report on private meetings
REPRINT 'The National Observer': The five-mile-bumper
Auto industry reps say new brake rule no safety benefit and is inflationary, IIHS protests at hearing
GM liable in camper deaths
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NHTSA rebuked for ignoring research findings, delaying improved safety standards
UAW president said his comments on emissions and safety misunderstood
Ford supports modified five mile per hour bumper
President Ford trims request for safety funds
NHTSA administrator asks insurers about 'air bag discounts'
New HLDI reports on auto loss and collision coverage available
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Hearing set on plan to weaken bumper rule
NHTSA accused of 'prejudging' bumper rule
REPRINT "Advertising Age" editorial: Economy woes no excuse to forget our environment
Vehicle fires increasing, study finds
Several congressmen seek repeal of 'bigger truck' measure
Federal council bases fuel economy improvement on projected weight limits for safety features
NHTSA sues GM over two defect investigations
3M study questions reflective plate conclusions
Rep. Moss to head House investigations unit
Belt non use may limit monetary awards, court rules
Hydraulic brake standard delay - public comments sought
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NHTSA proposes major roll-back on bumper rule, again cites economy as reason
REPRINT Los Angeles Times editorial: Tinkering with protective bumpers
Senate committee chairman says bumper standard is not cause for poor auto sales and a rollback is 'grasping at straws'
UAW calls for study, not moratorium on emission and safety standards
DOT proceeds with truck brake rule after sharp criticism against delay
Paccar truck manufacturer files suit to overturn brake standard
Industry effort shifts to stall hydraulic brake rule
IIHS testimony prompts reopening of Ford defect investigation however NHTSA skirts 'basic issues' raised
President Ford will name Coleman new DOT secretary
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New book shares legal strategies to combat roadside hazards
A brief summary of "The Law and Roadside Hazards"
Chapter 2: Federal-aid highway act
Chapter 3: Highway safety act of 1966
Chapter 4: Federal domain roads
Chapter 5: Related regulatory legislation
Chapter 6: Pendent jurisdiction
Chapter 7: Government negligence
Chapter 8: Negligent private parties
Chapter 9: Negligence and liability
Chapter 10: Standard of care
Chapter 11: Statutory duty
Chapter 12: Public nuisance
Chapter 13: Remedies
Chapter 14: Defenses
Appendices: Evidentiary background
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