Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – R U txtN? If you are driving an 18-wheeler, the Advocates for Highway Safety wants you to stop. Late last month, the consumer safety group raised the ante on distracted drivers by asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to prohibit [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 4, August / September 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Only power windows with express-up designs would have to be equipped with an auto-reverse feature, and all vehicles will have to install a brake to shift interlock, under two notices of proposed rulemaking published in the last month.

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 3, June / July 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration’s drive-by bankruptcies have left the victims of defect-related crashes to eat their dust, but consumer advocates are turning to other strategies to force Chrysler and General Motors to do the right thing.

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 2, March/April 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After years of resisting, the National Highway Traffic Administration has published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the rearview mirror standard to actually include a performance standard for the rear view. The agency also solicited public comment on the [...]