Poster
09-08-2003, 01:58 PM
A Senate Panel met this past week to discuss the safety record of SUV’s and how they may be improved. The hearings gave the director of the NHTSA an opportunity to prove its case for improved safety standards. Dr. Runge suggested several new rules for SUV manufacturers, intended to protect consumers.
“The NHTSA is accordingly working on four initiatives requiring tougher door locks and is considering tougher current roof crush standards, which is something carmakers have long resisted. The agency also intends to pursue rulemaking to consider possible ways to prevent ejection out of windows during a rollover. “Finally, we have asked vehicle manufacturers about their plans to voluntarily install more effective seat belt reminders,” Runge said.”
One major argument against SUV’s is that owners drive too aggressively and that the larger vehicles inflict greater damage on other cars. Ford Motor Co. challenges that argument by stating that SUVs offer greater protection to their passengers than normal size cars.
To read more link to: http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?n=156,175&sid=175&article=5800
“The NHTSA is accordingly working on four initiatives requiring tougher door locks and is considering tougher current roof crush standards, which is something carmakers have long resisted. The agency also intends to pursue rulemaking to consider possible ways to prevent ejection out of windows during a rollover. “Finally, we have asked vehicle manufacturers about their plans to voluntarily install more effective seat belt reminders,” Runge said.”
One major argument against SUV’s is that owners drive too aggressively and that the larger vehicles inflict greater damage on other cars. Ford Motor Co. challenges that argument by stating that SUVs offer greater protection to their passengers than normal size cars.
To read more link to: http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?n=156,175&sid=175&article=5800