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: FindLaw's Common LawSenate Hearing on Vehicle Roof Strength
A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday considered a proposal for new vehicle roof crush standards, part of a Transportation Department initiative to reduce vehicle rollover fatalities and injuries.
An Upgraded Roof Strength Proposal, released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in January 2008, would require manufacturers to design vehicle roofs that withstand at least 2.5 times the weight of the vehicle on both sides of the roof. The Associated Press reports that members of the Senate panel on Wednesday voiced concerns that the proposed standards "offered little promise of significantly preventing fatalities from collapsing roofs in rollover accidents," and some lawmakers "railed against a provision that would limit the ability of plaintiffs to sue automakers in rollover cases." Wednesday's hearing featured research testimony from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Full post as published by FindLaw's Common Law on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).
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Federal auto safety officials have yet again put off updating a controversial standard for vehicle roof strength, according to a news report in the watchdog Web site, Consumeraffairs...
SUV Roof Crushes Kill Motorists
In about 35 percent of auto accidents, death occurs where there is a rollover. In a SUV the death rate jumps to 59 percent. The key to surviving the crash, if you are not ejected, is the strength of the vehicle's roof...
New Study: Rollovers and Roof Cruch
Vehicle rollovers result in a significant number of fatalities every year, and there has been a vigorous debate about the roll that roof strength plays in those deaths. Now, a new study from the Insurance Institute for HIghtway Safety reveals that stronger roofs would save lives...
Roof Crush Standard Delayed By NHTSA
Federal safety regulators are delaying a tougher vehicle roof-strength standard by three months, according to a news report in the Detroit Free Press. This more stringent standard is expected to prevent highway deaths in rollover accidents that caused vehicles with...
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Tests Vehicle Passenger Safety in Rollover and Rear-End Accidents
Rollover crashes constitute 3 percent of passenger vehicle crashes, but about one third of the fatalities. Injuries can occur even if there is minimal roof deformation after a crash...
NHTSA's Attempt to Sell Out Motorists on Roof Strength Thwarted
Federal roof crush rule has been delayed By Reni Gertner Staff writer Published: July 14, 2008 Just prior to the deadline for issuing a new roof crush standard, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it is going back to the drawing board under pressure from Congress and consumer advocates...
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