Will Senator John Thune (or anyone else for that matter) hold an automotive safety hearing on the Tesla fatal crash before the November elections? That is the question raised by Lou Lombardo in his latest thought-provoking missive:
Dear Care for Crash Victims Community Members:
NHTSA has failed to protect us again by policies promoting use of motorists as guinea pigs for profits.
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Now Senator John Thune (R) of SD, up for re-election this year, has written to Tesla’s Elon Musk:
“To address the foregoing issues, I request that you direct company representatives to brief Committee staff on the details of this incident, including the technology that was in use at the time, Tesla’s actions in response, and the company’s cooperation with NHTSA, by no later than July 29, 2016.” See
https://www.commerce.senate.
But there are 34 Senate seats up for election in 2016 and Senator Thune is expected to easily win re-election. See
https://ballotpedia.org/
Do the people of South Dakota know that every year more than 100 people die of crash injuries in SD? See
https://www.arcgis.com/home/
Do the people of South Dakota know what their chances of surviving crash injuries are without health care?
According to the NY Times editorial today SD does not yet have Medicaid expansion. See http://kff.org/health-reform/
http://www.fairwarning.org/
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Will the media ask questions and demand answers of government and auto company officials that advance safety?
Will the Senate invite both Mr. Musk and Marianne Karth who, having lost two daughters in a truck underride crash , knows first hand the importance of safety policies? See http://www.fairwarning.org/
SIGN & SHARE the TRAFFIC SAFETY OMBUDSMAN Petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/384/321/600/end-preventable-crash-fatalities-appoint-a-national-traffic-safety-ombudsman/
