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