Tag Archives: NHTSA

CNBC Reports on National Truck Crash Problem

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CNBC Reports on National Tragedy of Truck Crashes http://www.cnbc.com/id/101875063

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Safety Research & Strategies, Inc., Comments on NHTSA & Underride Guards

Safety Research & Strategies, Inc., makes note of the NHTSA initiation of rulemaking on underride guards.

 http://www.safetyresearch.net/blog/articles/nhtsa-finally-tackles-rear-underride#overlay-context=blog/articles/nhtsa-finally-tackles-rear-underride

While they provided a good summary of the history of underride guard regulation, I would like to note that they apparently overlooked NHTSA’s mention of an underride guard petition from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the Footnotes of the Federal Register announcement.

 https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/07/10/2014-16018/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-rear-impact-guards-rear-impact-protection

 

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Bloomberg BNA Reports on the NHTSA Proposed Underride Guard Rule

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After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) initiated a rulemaking process which would improve safety requirements for rear underride guards, Rebecca Kern, reporter for the Bloomberg BNA’s Product Safety & Liability Reporter, interviewed me to find out what I could tell her about this significant stepping stone.

Bloomberg BNA granted me permission to share the article here: bloomberg bna article .

After reading the article, please also read my comments about the quote in it from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and my communication last week with Ted Scott, the ATA Director of Engineering Services: https://annaleahmary.com/2014/07/clarifying-the-ata-position-on-underride-guards-2/ .

Reproduced with permission from Product Safety & Liability Reporter, 42 PSLR 808 (July 21, 2014). Copyright 2014 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>

From life's first cry to final breath

Photo collage: From life’s first cry to final breath: AnnaLeah & Mary.