February, 2016
NHTSA has a definition rule that it will only count fatalities that occur within 30 days of the crash.
So this reported fatality will not be counted by NHTSA in FARS. Seehttp://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/silver-spring-pedestrian-dies-2-months-after-accident
Lou
February, 2016
The shocking history of discovery of countless tragedies – so far – is well described at
February, 2016
Ending Recalls or Ending Defects?
The Detroit Free Press published a priceless photo of the Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind meeting with Executives of the major auto companies. See http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2016/02/13/faa-and-nhtsa-using-similar-regulatory-playbooks/79314200/
This government-industry plan has already been criticized but continues. So do crash deaths and injuries at a rate of nearly 100 deaths per day, 400 serious injuries per day and losses valued by DOT at $2 Billion per day. See https://www.careforcrashvictims.com/blog/blog-obamavisitdetroit/ andhttps://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/VSL2015_0.pdf
February, 2016
Laura Christian has a petition to protect us all that is making major progress. She writes:“I’m working with Maryland lawmakers to pass the Amber Rose Bill, which would give free speech protections to Maryland dealers who wish to disclose potential issues to consumers. Dealers constantly receive technical bulletins from car companies about issues. They should be allowed to share what they know with potential buyers.“
Please see and sign it at: https://www.change.org/p/keep-car-buyers-and-drivers-safe?recruiter=6052444&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
Lou
February, 2016
Here is the Takata Report: See http://www.takatapanel.com/panel-report/
February, 2016
Roger C. Lanctot has posted an informative blog on current DOT NHTSA officials and policies on driver-less vehicles.
See https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nhtsas-googles-war-drivers-roger-c-lanctot
February, 2016
Reuters reports:
“U.S. auto safety regulators are examining whether an additional 70 million to 90 million Takata Corp (7312.T) airbag inflators should be recalled because they may endanger drivers, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
That would nearly quadruple the 29 million inflators recalled so far and linked to nine deaths in the United States….
Takata cited its agreement with regulators in November to pay a $70 million penalty to NHTSA in a settlement that included its commitment to stop making inflators that use ammonium nitrate by 2018. It also pledged to declare all remaining ammonium nitrate inflators defective by 2019 unless it can demonstrate they are safe.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration continues to investigate all Takata inflators using ammonium nitrate, but it has not yet found sufficient evidence to direct automakers to recall the remaining inflators, said spokesman Gordon Trowbridge.
“This issue will take years to resolve,” Trowbridge said.”
See http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-takata-inflators-exclusive-idUSKCN0VV0L6
Americans need to ask: Why?
Lou
