LegHist.PL89-563.Volume.ONE.Sec.Ten.and

Uc rceponstblllty, but f chBll6nae that !4 velcomea the opDortu$lty to hetp 1J639
there has been tny mednlngful efiort on -Ebll8h frlr ancl redsonable motor ve-
the trart of the Amerlcan autonotlve lnhlcle stsntlards. I hane lounal ttret the
dwtty to s€ll ssfety es vlgorously trs they Governors of the Elt6t€s welcorrre the op-
hBve sold speed and horsepower.
portrmlty to €stabu8h ftlr end rason-
Mr. WATSON. No cloubt I would able dt8ndatds wlth re$p€!ct, to tbe oFerB-
share the fecling of the gentlemen ln thet tloD ol hlghw8y satety pro8 rEbB.
reBard, but at the sarne tlme, elthouAh Ortc provlslon t.Lqt re hsve G6t8bltsheat
we both rdmlt that more could have been ln ttrls lealsltruon eJrd tn ilre leglElauon
done by the industry, we must rccept the tlut tollows (H-R. 132S0) ta the medlrrE
lect thst there have ben safety lmprove- of the Advlsory Comndtt€e. I Bhould uke
mente-the padded dash, the vlsor, ellbl- to polnt out to thl8 Houre ttrat thls 16 one
natlon of the Frotrudlng lnstruments on tlse thst this klnd of coEElttee Eust b€
the panel, power brakes and steerlng, msde to work ln En efiectlve lrrflMer.
seat belts, and things such as thst- There Tlrere hss been a leellng tlown the strtrt
have been some $4fety lmprovement$ in oy€r the yearb tt$.t arr Edvisry aomnlt,-
the sutomobile. but rdore remalns to be tce provided ln le8islBtlon ls Just some-
done,
thfnC b b€ Eu.fiered wttJr. We sre trylna
I would llke to reneff B st&tement that to provlde ln thlB lGglslhtlon thEt we
f mede earller tbe.t I belleve the pgssege glve these peoplF+he Industry, the
of thls biU will contrlbute siHniflcsntly to Stetes, end the publlc-s volce ln estsbthe
reduction of the Ereat loss of liJe ttrat Ushlng the stentlardB, end then the pubwe
have on the highwEys- But rest s- Itc lntereft wlU b€ helped, rs lt ohould
sured of one thlng, there ls only so much be.
that a govemmental rwency can do in
I would ltke to recdmmend possage of
the matter of hlghwey safety. We stlll
the mot$f velrlcle snd trEfnc.balDty IeEl6hsve
the man behlnd the wheel. The ln-
Iation thet ts before u$ todey, anil e3pedlvtdual
must face up to hls or hsj 1aclelly Bll to the attentlon of hy colsponslbluty
a3 e sefe crlvef, th6t he not leeSues a provislon of thl6 lestflatlon end
only hEs the llle and safety of the oc- E provl6ion ln H.R, 13290 thet I feel
cupMts of hls cu, but
ls of
the llfe sJId sEfety para,Eount lmportsnce.
of the occupants of the other vehlcles as
f rm paklru relerenc€ to tlre estabthey
are travellng along the hlghway.
Ushment of tlre lfuttonEl lltshway
I
Safety
a.E optunl6tic a.bout thlE leglslatlon.
Advisory Comlnlttee-H.R. l329fand
Fmnkly, I belleve thet lt wlll help lm-
the
measurably, but at the
Motor Vehlcle getety Advlsory Comsame
tlme il we
teElly wEnt to get
EltteFll.n'. 13228.
the Job done we must
A$ recormended
encourage stdcter law
ln the hlghwEy sfety
enforcehent, rlgld
blll,
adherence to the lBw. md flfin convlc-
the
tioffi for the reckles and for the dnnken
driver, os well m greater emphasls upon
drlver trslnlng ftnd ddver educatlon.
Thes btlls wtll help immerourably, but
ll the AmericEn pubuq wmts to reduce
the earnage on the hlghwaye of Amerlee,
then the hdlvldual rlflver must rerlize
that h6 prlm8rlly lB responstble fof the
50.0{Xl llves thet we ue lGlng yearly;
the 4.5 miuion people who Ere sufiering
lnjurles, and the $9 btllion in prop€rty
damase thst we sufier throushout th6
couH of t year.
Mr. GROSfl. Mr. Chalrman, TIII the
gentleman yleld?
Mr. WAfSoN. I yield to the gentlemen
from Io\vB.
Mr. GROSS. wlll lt b€ wlthln the
scope of the Advlsory Councll to alo softethlna
Bbout atrlvlng Fhlle Intoxlcated?
As Drevlout speakers hEve steted trus is
one of the E'oEt contrlbutlotrs to Butomoblle
emldents.
ilfr. WATSON. As lar s the AdvlsorT
Ceucll lE mncemed, they flre to wotk
with the Secret&ry, the SecretEry hBvlng
the ultimate authorlty, ln the promulgatlon
ol ssfety stBndBrdB for the automobile
itEelf-md not for the operBtlon or
not lor the op€rator. Productlon ls one
psrt ol lt, but the operation l.8 the most
Importsnt lactor.
Mt 8TAOGffi.g. Mr. ChEIr'trEn, I
yleld to the gentleman llom Tena-r tMr.
PrcftLEl whatever tlEe he mlght requjre.
Mr. PICI