“‘Regulatory capture’; It’s killing us, , , literally.” & Rosekind is New NHTSA Administrator
December, 2014
Today the NY Times noted Dr. Mark R. Rosekind was confirmed to be the next NHTSA Administrator. Seehttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/business/senate-confirms-nominee-to-head-auto-safety-agency.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A7%22} And today, the NY Times also published an excellent investigative report on NHTSA’s years of failing to recall vehicles in the U.S. that were recalled in other countries. A NY Times reader commented on the article, and the comment garnered 50 recommendations at this writing, that: “‘Regulatory capture’; It’s killing us, , , literally.”
The evidence of NHTSA’s regulatory captivity by the auto industry continues to grow. See http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/business/auto-recalls-abroad-may-not-prompt-us-recalls.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Dr. Rosekind is a psychologist. Perhaps he can succeed in freeing NHTSA from its addiction to corporate servitude. Many American lives depend on it.
Lou