J9fr54 Smore tbtn double the rrtr of ou pspqletlon lncreaoe, <strong>and</strong> lt occurred durlnF I pcrlo
eJd thrt tEproy€sG[ttr csn b. dtdc to l&gcoftmtttee on fnterstete ind Forelgn the automobile lkelf to reduce th6 Du.nr- ffimmerce on both sldes ol the Blsle for ber entl severity of trsfrc accident8. thelr great con[rlbutlon to the general rt ls obvtous-that human emor plays welfBre of the Uhlt€d sta'tes ln brlnslng a, Eroat role ln the alarmlng Etatlstlcs thIE leglslation to the floor ol the House. retattng to hlBhw8y de8ths but that does I urge thet we glve H.R. 13228, Es amendnot a.bgolve conBress lrom it$ r$ponsl- ed, our overt/helmlng support. bility of $tabllshing sfety sta.ndards at Mr. VANIK. Mr. Chalrmsn, I rlse ln the manuJEcturer level. A shsrp lnstru- support of ttris leglslBtlon to provtde unlmerrt with E useful purpose cErr b€ E form stendsrds for autohoblle salety. deadly weBpon in the hEnds o( s)me in- It ls E tr'i$e st'ep ln the rlght dlrection' ['(Uvldusls, Hufran error does not excuse At some future dete, I hope thEt your I ug from our responsibility to save llves commlttee wlll make an effort to provlde I \rhere pos$ible. Other legt$lation mEy for unllorm bufiper level st<strong>and</strong>Erds, Itbe nmuy Et the State Bnd Netlotlal qrrlrlnB trucke <strong>and</strong> eutomoblles to have - Ievel to desl with the humdn lactor on burnlJers of unlform belght from the ourhlghways. htghwEy level so tJrat the bumpers ol I e.m pffiticularly pleesed thst the truck8 mtrt bunpers of Eutomoblles. How Commerce Co|rlEjttee hls when I engBge In turnpike drlvlne, I strengttrened the fldmlnlstrBtlon blll by edopting mendmenk whlch makes lt rd,mdBtory r€.ther thBn dlsretionery lor drlve In contlnuous feBt ot telesoplnB beneath hlglr-speed trucks End trallerg cspable of qulck Etopg wlth BlI brakeg. the <strong>Sec</strong>retary of commerft to set $afety st8ndud.s for Butomot)Ilffi. Thls wtll fficeleraie the prmes of est&blishha, approvlng antl lEplffienthg the resula- I also hope that your commlttee wlll take sme actlon ln the nesr luture to hElt the wr&p-around rcer ll8trt-r which charact€rlze the Ford Thunderblrd, the tlons" I also support the provt$toru requirlng <strong>and</strong> dlrectlng the <strong>Sec</strong>retBry ol ComeEe to udertEke a broed scale rmuch, tcttlng, clevelopln8, Bnd tffilning prDgriln on Eutd sfety End to obtaln by con- Dodse Iancer, <strong>and</strong> certstn models bullt by Bulck. Ttresd cofrpletf wrap-around llshts may protact the drlver <strong>and</strong> pBS- sengers ol the Eutomoblle$ on whlch t'trey Ere ln8telled, but everyone else on the h.lshltay l$ hypnotlzed. tract or Federsl Frent exp€rimental blcl6 a.tid experimentdl €qulpEent. ve- Mr. Fa,IEDEL. llke to remlnd Mr. chBirmBn, I would my colleagues thEt l0 f coErmend tfie many locBl ofrclala of Nasssu years &go I Eponsorcd leslslstton to qounty End ol other communltlee tbroughout the Netlon Tho have creflte B Select colnmittee on 'llaflc gafety <strong>and</strong> I served on thls committee brousht the lssue of auto safety to the durlng the 84th Bnd 85th Congre|rer torefront oI Dublic attentton, to their Mrny recent Ertlcle8 apperrtng lh the Stste leglstatues, Bnd now to the Con- PfesE lndlcgt{ that the con8resa hB$ pald gresa. Thla leclslatloE ls certBlnly ln little Bl.tentldn t() the slEughter of more ke€plflg wlth the constltutlorul rspoNl- tJlan 50'000 l)eople on our $treets <strong>and</strong> blllty placed on the Congres8 to "provlde blghw8ys eoch vesr but this is not thc - for the general welfEre." au.*. F we muBt not compromlse wlth safety. our speci8l comrnlttee conducted ex- \ ttre emerlcefl dflver $hould hBvo the tensive lnvestlt{stlons l0 ye8r8 ego to \ safest car ln the world. Nothlng le8$ determine whai could be donc to prevent I wlll do. The automoblle lnd$try wlll Eccldents <strong>and</strong> we made many recommen- {- not sufier ecorlomlc h4rd by congnes- datlons to the Congress, $orne of whlch J slonEl dlrectlon to cause the scttlng of became lnw. I speclflcallv refer to leglssafety stshderds. The lndusttY told the latlon estEbli$hln8 the NEtlonal Drlver , comnlttee stld MeEbeE ol Congress Rdslstet <strong>and</strong> laws settlng $efety stEndthst they Ere reedy to mmufactur€ SBter eld8 lor hydr8.ullc brake fluld <strong>and</strong> Eeat cars voluntarlly snd thst leFlslstlon PUI belt8. hEve sn adverEe lmpsct ofl autodoblle Thts bill we are conslderlhE today ls salel, Nelthet ar8xrlrent ls Yalltl, e6- the cuhnlnatlon of our commlttee's efpeclelly when *elshed esalnst the pur- lorts to reduce euto accldent$ end save pose of the leglslEtlon-the savlng ol llves. Of course thls l3 the most comprehman llves. In addltlon they have had elnple tlme to act volunterlly-but have hen$lve leglslatlon to be reported trom our commlttee slnce it tackle8 the prob- not done $o. lem ol the e4fety of the car ltself <strong>and</strong> re- [n55 II.R. 13228 proyldeg a coordrnfltcd n8- qulres thBt c€rtaln ffifety Etendarda be tlonat safety proEr8tu end crest€t a N8- met otr new, as well as used cars. tloBl Motor Vehlcle Salety Advlsow Ml. Chilrmen, lt ls mv llrm convictlon Councll stth representettv$ of motor thEt we mu6t ehact thls leglslEtlon lnto vehlcle antl auto equlpment menufac- lEw m thBt Eu dflvetl wlll lcnow thst tuers, Stat€ snd locsl govennrentg, end th6tr own vchlclG, ar wgll E8 ell other8 the publtc. The le8J8lstlon ls edihessed on the road, meet' mlnlm|rln safety stendto tJre gerlou metter of deellng wlth tr16 ards' We can no loflser ffiol.tll to l8:trore problems of rn lndGtry, tlre uE€ ol whogc the fact that more people are belns kllled Frcduct8 re8ults ln ttre greet convenlence on our streeta Bnd hlghwEys than hEve ln tre$EFortstton ol our p€oDle <strong>and</strong> car- bden kuled ln ell the ware ln whlch rylng our sood! lE tntrratEtc commeFoar our country h8s been engaged, It ls wtdle rt the 6alnc t'lE€ re$ult ln th6 shocklnE to recall thBt lrom l??5 to 1900. desth ol epptorJnetev 50,000 pcr8oEl8 1,134,055 Amer'lcans lost thelr llves ln end the lnjury ol dpproxlditely {.S ull- wars; but from 1900 throuBh r965, l,ssr,- Uon persons ee,ch yesr. 16{ Amerlcans tlied as a result ol Euto- I commend tht dlsttnBulshed chalr- ftoblle Bccldents. Those who lmt thelr Ean, the gentleEan lrom,west Vlrglnla, llvs as s result ol wers Erved e, very Il^ffilr O. grAcctfi.8, snal ttrc memb€E ol VoI.I 756
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