Status Report, Vol. 12: 1977
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Small cars increase injury risk, repair costs
DOT rejects protests to restraints ruling
NHTSA finds low usage of safety belts after nationwide survey
Government survey disputes safety belt gains
Institute president Haddon urges FHWA to reject lowered design standards
Hearings review truck brake antilock problems
NHTSA is urged to upgrade crashworthiness standards
REPRINT: 'Trailer/Body Builders' Crash Heard Around the World of Safety
Center for Auto Safety petitions for better side door strength standard
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Driver education increases teen drivers and fatal crashes
NHTSA prepares 'master plan' for rulemaking
NHTSA expands defective parts return program
FHWA officials condemn agencies own proposed standards to lower highway design requirements
Questions are raised about state highway organization role in FHWA policy development
Quoted without comment
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' Paving the Way for Accidents
Court orders 'reconsideration' of certification acceptance application
Pennsylvania study endorses helmet law
Studies measure drug, alcohol effects on driving
American Public Health Association applauds action on passive restraints
Update: Moped standards
In a crash, moped hazards same as motorcycles'
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NHTSA rejects delay efforts of bumper standard
Institute argues bumper components should comply with no damage standard
Congress rejects passive restraint attacks
Quotes from Capitol Hill
Quoted without comment
NTSB opposes lowered highway design standards
Haddon objects to federal highway task force recommendations
DOT plans renewed speed limit campaign
States adopt weakened moped laws, now categorized as motor-assisted bicycles
'Safety is not a game'
Correction
Update : Truck and bus wheel lock, rear underride protection
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DOT moves to degrade highway design standards
Congressional committees reject restraints veto
Lowered standards stir critical comments
Efforts to boost proper use of infant restraints fail
Detroit belt use push not working
Fact sheet summarizes belt use research
Safety board urges change in parkway barriers
Truck cabs more hazardous than car interiors
DOT urges safety standards for electrics
DOT plans rear underride standards
Auto crash victims sue state officials for damages
Citizen groups support passive restraint decision
More states repeal helmet laws
Governors veto helmet repeal bills
Quoted without comment
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Hearings explore passive restraint record
President Carter backs Transportation Secretary's decision to require passive restraints
Institute analyzes studies being cited by opponents of restraint standards
Center, Nader ask for quicker restraint standard implementation
Foundation asks court review of Adams' ruling
Auto makers plan passive protection options
The air bag at work: 'a soft pillow'
Quoted without comment
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Auto industry push fails to boost belt use
Quoted without comment
Institute president Haddon comments on passive restraints criticism
Auto makers ask reconsideration of restraint ruling
New background manual on passive protection available
Gallup poll: public approves of air bags
NHTSA estimates air bag cost at $112
Safety of material used to inflate air bags discussed
NHTSA hears opposing opinions over bumper standard delay
Consumer information: an active approach
Update: Rear underride protection
Medical council endorses restraints ruling
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' Don't Deflate the Air bag
Quoted without comment
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DOT mandates passive restraints
Members of congress immediately introduce repeal measures to passive restraint decision; pro-passive coalition forms
Popular car models affected by rule
AAA supports passive rule
How Congress is reviewing the rule
REPRINT: 'The Washington Post' The Freedom to Choose Safety
Editorial reaction to DOT decision from around the nation
Air bag suppliers ready to go
Auto maker reaction to passage of passive restraint rule
Passive belts lower frequency of injury claims
Haddon: electric vehicles must be safe too
Claybrook asks auto makers for new 'spirit' of social responsibility
FHWA releases new barrier standard
Quoted without comment
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NHTSA considers bumper standard changes
Property damage reduction bumper requirements
New car losses continue to climb, HLDI report says
Quoted without comment
Research safety vehicle program may lead to upgraded standards
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' To Save Fuel and Lives: Big lightweights
GAO: truck safety program ineffective
Institute president replies to auto magazine's air bag challenge
IIHS low-speed crash test results
Update: Trucks and mpv protection standard
DOT reports on Indian reservation highway safety needs
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Adams given passive restraint evidence, excerpts from IIHS submissions
Issue: DOT's past failure to promote public understanding of
passive restraints, compared with its $1,000,000 promotion
of belt use
Issue: air bag reliability in high mileage and older vehicles
Issue: air bag performance in a range of weather conditions
Issue: 'inadvertent' (non-crash) air bag deployments
Issue: Tennessee child restraint use law
Issue: unfounded GM claim that air bags may not offer
additional protection to the unrestrained driver
Issue: comparison of front seat occupant injuries in head-on
crashes of air bag equipped vehicles with other vehicles
NHTSA sets electric vehicle safety meeting
Wage and price panel supports passive performance standard
DOT told air bags decrease liability risk
Maryland commission urges passive protection
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Testimony at congressional hearing shows how auto makers deride bumper law
Quoted without comment
NHTSA denies pleas to overturn property damage bumper rule but allows damage in low-speed impacts
Update: Mopeds
Replacing all parts of a car costs 4 times buying a new car, insurance company says
Researchers link alcohol and motorcycle crashes
Correction
NHTSA asked to release 'confidential' crash data
Institute films available from new distributor
State official questions 'traditional' approaches to unsafe drivers
Panel recommends FHWA maintain full-time state safety coordinators
Subcommittee supports air brake standard
NHTSA provides staff meeting summaries
Center for Auto Safety: NHTSA defect program flawed
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Special report: pending NHTSA rules, new NHTSA administrator vows to resolve pending matters
Pending NHTSA Actions:
Precrash proposals- hydraulic brakes, lights, visibility, theft
protection, VINS, power windows, air brakes, tires, carbon
monoxide, hitches, speed capability
Crash proposals- interior impact protection, head restraints,
steering assemblies, doors, seats, occupant restraints,
property damage bumpers, underride protection,
protrusions, motorcyclist protection
Postcrash proposals- fire protection
Miscellaneous proposals- load rating, defects, cost reporting,
jacks, radiators, mopeds
NHTSA rulemaking steps
Further action needed for school buses
NHTSA administrators
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Transportation Secretary Adams hears passive restraint testimony, questions witnesses about development delay
IIHS president Haddon tells Adams: 'stop the carnage'
Air bags endorsed by those in crashes
Effects of belt use laws examined at international conference, evidence shows a 10-20 percent reduction in vehicle deaths
REPRINT: 'The Washington Post' Driving without restraint
Claybrook outlines goals for NHTSA
Belt use laws effectiveness varies due to compliance and enforcement, multinational study reports
Institute protests proposed bumper rule delay
Insurer also files criticism of bumper rule delay
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Underride hearing leads to call for rulemaking
Adams reopens passive restraint issue
Institute submits underride petitions urging to get rulemaking underway
IIHS crash test research demonstrates car-into-truck underride problem and solutions
Carter warned that wage and price control may undermine consumer protection
Examples of wage and price council's role in rulemaking
1976 Status Report index available
Claybrook nominated for NHTSA administrator
Court questions FHWA on certification acceptance, states ability to enforce own highway standards
Michigan students rally behind helmet law
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More damage, injury claims in smaller cars, HLDI study shows
Transportation secretary plans April passive restraint hearings
Citing unsuccessful programs, researcher charges alcohol programs must meet undergo rigorous evaluation
Drivers 'favor' 55 mph, but don't drive it
NHTSA declares GM 'Opel' fuel systems defective after 3 year investigation
Hearing on moped regulations scheduled with hopes of uniform standard development
DOT sets public meeting on air brake standard
NHTSA official presents helmet law arguments
Update: NHTSA says catalytic converter not "unreasonable' hazard, Truck and bus goals, Insurance discount
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NHTSA again proposes bumper rule delay
Motor vehicle crashes cost us $37.5 billion in 1975, government study shows
Australian belt user deaths analyzed, side impacts and roadside hazards main problem, researchers say
REPRINT: 'Automotive News' Give the lady a chance (NHTSA appointment of Joan Claybrook)
NTSB cites ineffective post-crash highway maintenance and requests program review
Highways deteriorate as the Federal Highway Administration continues without state standards
FTC holding used car hearings, comments expected on proposal requiring dealers to provide car history
English research confirms Injury Severity Score
Outgoing DOT head leaves reorganization plan
Senate commerce committee gain's safety responsibilities, oversight of all NHTSA programs
Helmet law repeals bring more deaths, NHTSA says
REPRINT: 'Federation of Insurance Counsel Quarterly' T. J. Hooper and the air bag (article on air bags and refusal to change)
Omission
Ford view of air bags: two faces
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Australian government charges automakers lack true commitment to vehicle safety
New Transportation secretary pledges to rethink air bags
Citizens for Highway Safety recommend top priorities to realize true safety improvement
Virginia retains helmet law despite efforts to repeal
Michigan Supreme Court upholds helmet law
NHTSA to fund consumer participation in rulemaking and defect hearings
NHTSA formulating confidentiality guidelines during rulemaking process
Maryland adopts uniform VIN system
VESC schedules VIN hearing
GAO asks Congress to open driver register to FAA to keep bad drivers on the ground
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Outgoing transportation secretary's agrerment with auto makers falls short of passive restraint goals
What DOT wanted. . .and what they got for passive restraints
NHTSA seeks ideas to upgrade belt standard
Quoted without comment: statements showing safety philosophy from new DOT secretary
REPRINT: 'The New York Times' The air bag decision
In effort to force standard, House introduces passive restraint bill
NHTSA proposes titling rules to prevent thefts
Update: Highway engineer responsibility
FHWA bans use of timber barricades in roadway work zones
Trees elected HLDI board chairman
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HLDI releases loss data for 1976 cars
NTSB official: highway engineers must be made accountable
76's largest recall typifies pros and cons of NHTSA
National Transportation Safety Board reorganized
Correction to spinal cord injury book
Knapp chosen IIHS board chairman
Burn deaths for children decrease, perhaps due to more wearing pants, study says
Reports detail Australian belt experience
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