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fil r,4t EEDrtdt tnryru "fi;<br />
qf |r'r not oult h|srldr to t.h orlfi.<br />
ffi to dl othcr pcopla riro trr"d tta<br />
hl||r*rfl, In sddtttoD. th. Strtil Eu*<br />
tr rncounted to lDltlrta prwir4 of<br />
ttdr orn -'but on fGdcrrllt cdablbhrd<br />
Etr[dird!-to *ork out roluilonr to hlttrry<br />
End paddtrlan ha4rdr, rnd to rrt<br />
up rfcnclcr lor thc mllfttlon ot rtrtlfucr<br />
lld thc pouctlrg ol unsrfc condltloDr It<br />
b tlto lrqpcrsuvc that moft rdcqurtt<br />
pl?vlslonll be made lor emprgency aerylctr<br />
t'hEn sEcldent| do occur. Thc* lll<br />
flll hdp.<br />
I hive bGen concerned about thcrG<br />
g,foblctls for many yeers In.l I sr[ thl<br />
rponsor ol H.R'. 1i70, whlch would rrqutrr<br />
r oGrtlfcrt ol f,tne83 to bG furilirhad bt<br />
tbt Ernufrcturer lor everT eutomoblh<br />
sld rnd H.F^ 1q905 to Grtrbltrh rh th.<br />
D.Drrtsent of eolrlHcFg! r N8ilond<br />
Tlrfic Srtcty A8cncy.<br />
I rn dcllshtcd thst II.E,. 132?8, whlch<br />
tr hlvr b€fora u! today, Includer tha<br />
dbllfih[l€nt of thc Trtfrd Sntety Atenct<br />
It rt$ tAker the ottt st D tosArd<br />
tL objectlver ol H.R 5?0 by dlrccqnf<br />
tD! Eccretrry ol Conilnefda to c{op.rrti<br />
ln tlrc rettlng of strndar.h tor the lnrpcctlon,<br />
r€gEtrrtlon, ald oF€rrtlon of Eotor<br />
hlcIc..<br />
I urTc Urb HouE to pi!. both tt"R<br />
llllz8 rnd II.R. 13390, whlch nG wlll hrvr<br />
Ddore ur toDotlow.<br />
!{r. OIEBOIIS. Mr. Clrrtrhin. Er|r<br />
IEut{cr oq th. Nrtldn'r hlghrryr nurt<br />
rtoF.<br />
, It l3 tlllr? A.Ecrlcsnt tooE I 8ood, hird<br />
lo* rt thc afldt ltstl8flcr ol hlshrry<br />
frtrlltler ind dcnrnd tn end to th6 horrtHr<br />
homlcldc on our roede, strerts, rnd<br />
Itlcbrry* The lnEtrusrent ol tbat hohlcld.<br />
b thc rutotdobtb. Toatry. DcEoft<br />
b hrrrtng out eutonobllet rt onc rnd t<br />
hdt tthfi thc hunsn blrth retc, Drrflrlly<br />
crplflnhE thr ste|dlly molurtlrls htahr|y<br />
dcrtlr iltr.<br />
ETCrf ll honthr pr pey e strggcrta3<br />
DrfCr r4r our lurt for spccd rnd to fGt<br />
mevhtru tn r hurry. 'I'hb ycrr, It U<br />
crtlErrt d tJrrt Eorr thrn 80,000 ot our<br />
lclbr cltlrrru wut bc tbruptly ertchrd<br />
rrE thli ufe bu tht lrlm fcep.r.<br />
Whllr th. los| lrcE hlghwry rccldcntr<br />
olttou|F c|rlrnot bc count4d rlely la<br />
tbllrr| rnd ccnt!, I tHfif lt rhould br<br />
BEd thrt troq cnr HGT Y6r'r tD 16qtb.r,<br />
lt btltr.fir fr tta tou rG D*y til<br />
rd|rng urd tht G66oE!o rutrrrlry<br />
rot*trd Bltl lt, ltb tr lndcd r d<br />
tr$f of'hlldr.E FGtonFDr. p|rdflb4'<br />
tE! tur tcrur tbrt thrr IfrUO L m;<br />
dHG.f to r ttf on povGrtt oa rbld<br />
!! |rt| crFdr.lrnr arttlt ttout or+dfr<br />
o[bt rEouut,<br />
th* rutomoDllr w|| nr.* !r-<br />
Eorc pcoDli brvc b.rB Eltld.fl<br />
o!<br />
he rrrr.<br />
House Debate<br />
btrhwrw tbrrr h dl tt<br />
gnlt<br />
r'r[<br />
dAtrt iooEDlnarL<br />
fDE too.oeo{artffilr||t|k<br />
E Ellrd h h||trrt rtr.dt<br />
ffi?<br />
tDrr<br />
_ E\llgwe_U over 50,000 of our releilves,<br />
Irlends, <strong>and</strong> hfficlates wlll b€ sensele$sly<br />
losl to us this year, the cxpert$ tell uB<br />
thflt witlrill the sltort span of g years,<br />
&s mnny a$ 100,000 Amerlcnns will mect<br />
arr Untimely end on our ribbons of concrete<br />
ln Arnet'lca's great€st mechalrlcal<br />
boon-the horseless carrlage.,'<br />
I flnd frorn tny study of hlghwny fE_<br />
tBlities, that we have lost four tltnes aB<br />
Inany Arrlcrlctrn scrvlcetnen on the hlghtrny$<br />
of tllis cotllltry trs we hflve lost to<br />
datc llrhtlrrg for freedom ln the rlce paddies<br />
ftnd juDgles of Vietn&m 8.000 lntles<br />
B$ny.<br />
As otle ol the lntroduceri of neilonal<br />
hlghlvny sefety leglslBtlotr, I am ple8Eed<br />
thtri to(lay ue llave Rn oppottunity to do<br />
som{thilrg collstructive sbout highWdy<br />
accldcnls, The ttme for talklng ebout<br />
tho problcm htts long pirssed. The ilme<br />
for nctlon ls ]rere. I wlsh to take thls<br />
opl)otl.uulty to ckprcss my deep appreclE_<br />
tion to the ct)irirhan of ths House Intcrstat€<br />
Rnd Foreign Commerce Commitiee.<br />
the gentlemen from We$t Vir-<br />
#irrla lMr. Sr^ccEtrsl, DDd hls colleagues<br />
on the cohmittee, for the forthrlght <strong>and</strong><br />
progressive $t<strong>and</strong> they have tgken ln<br />
drRf tlnF thls lcsislailon.<br />
The rcsult of lrronths of study. re_<br />
seirclr, treerings, nrld hard work is before<br />
us today in tlte lorm of ilris blll.<br />
The National Trnffic <strong>and</strong> Motor Vehicle<br />
Safety Act of 1966 is E lau(lrntrrk picce<br />
of legislatron. Hrehway trafnc fatalitles<br />
are a national problem, msde evot) Inore<br />
mellAclng duc to Ah exp<strong>and</strong>ed l.edere.l<br />
interstatd hit{hway network end tha Eppereni<br />
craze o! ihe Amerlcan motorist<br />
tor cErs with yet greater horsepower.<br />
I will not go into Ereat det8ll on lhe<br />
provisions of this biu. you hEve all<br />
studied them <strong>and</strong> are famillar wlth what<br />
they would tcCompll$h. But I would<br />
likc to call aitcntion to certEin ltems in<br />
the legislatidrr which I feel are deflhlt€ly<br />
in the national intcrest.<br />
I am pleased thEt thls lccislation will<br />
require marrdfltory establishrnent ol<br />
stErrdBlds for motot vehicles Errd tnotor<br />
vehlcle equipfient. The csr CBtrles<br />
Amerrcans acros State lines wlthh mlnutes.<br />
It i$ an lnstrumeht of interstat€<br />
commelce f,nd its regulBtlon 16 vitBl to<br />
the safety df all who u$e lt.<br />
The St{les can do more in the fleld ol<br />
adrquEte safety inspection. This bill will<br />
encouraBc thi$. This act wlll requirc<br />
autD manufftcturers to Bive notice of defects<br />
to kilown flrst, purchEser$ <strong>and</strong>, ln<br />
sonlc casos. t() $ubtrqueni purchnserg ol<br />
Nutdd. TIrl$ is badly needed since tho<br />
evprage Americ8n motorist purchaslnE a<br />
new car acts in gOod faifh expecilng th8,t<br />
rsr to be sftfe. Hc drlves thet car ln<br />
blitrd faitlr. The lecent. slrocking distlosuros<br />
by Mr. RBlph Ndder of wholesEle<br />
auto defccts hBs done nothilrc to reessure<br />
the motorist, thtrt the cEf he drive8<br />
ls not B chrome,ljlated deathtrd,p.<br />
The establishment in the U.S- Depsrtmenl<br />
of Commerce of a Nstion8l HlghwRy<br />
Salety Ascncy wlll go a lon8 wsy<br />
ioward tlre establlstment of a coordlnated<br />
nfltlonAl progrsm of highway<br />
sEfety. Efrorts to sccomplish thls have<br />
been lBlgely tm frBAmented <strong>and</strong> lnelyectull.<br />
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