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NHTSA seeks input on ‘underride’ requirements for trucks

Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants input on whether it should require impact guards on the sides of large trucks to prevent vehicles from sliding underneath after crashes.




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NHTSA analyzes data on fatal crashes involving law enforcement

Washington — Fatal motor vehicle crashes among law enforcement officers are on course for their lowest total since the 1980s, according to an analysis by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis.




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NHTSA aims to enhance rollover safety on motorcoaches, large buses

Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a final rule intended to protect drivers and passengers on motorcoaches and large buses during rollovers by enhancing the structural integrity of the vehicles.




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HHS, NHTSA partner on tracking tool for heat-related illness

Washington — A map showing emergency medical services responses to heat-related illnesses nationwide is part of a new online information portal from the Department of Health and Human Services.




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Benefits of side ‘underride’ guards would exceed NHTSA projection: IIHS

Arlington, VA — Requiring impact guards on the sides of large trucks would save “up to 10 times” more lives than the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates, one safety group says.




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NHTSA releases vehicle safety app

Washington – A free mobile app released March 21 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides safety information on consumer vehicles.




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Obama taps NTSB’s Mark Rosekind to lead NHTSA

Washington – President Barack Obama has nominated Mark Rosekind to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.




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Advocacy groups to NHTSA: Reconsider ‘fatally flawed’ final rule on ‘underride’ guards for large trucks

Washington — A pair of advocacy groups are calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to reconsider a final rule aimed at strengthening protections for drivers and passengers in light vehicles involved in “underride” crashes, which occur when vehicles strike the rear of large trucks and slide underneath.




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NHTSA links road salt to brake pipe corrosion, failure

Washington – Vehicles with a model year of 2007 or earlier may be at risk for brake pipe corrosion from exposure to road salt, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety advisory.





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NHTSA to Look Into 2010 Toyota Prius Braking Problems

Photo: Toyota The Japanese Government Told Toyota to do the Same Now's not a good time for Toyota, and it's not a good time for the 2010 Prius hybrid, a kind of "halo" car for the company. Yesterday, I wrote about an acceleration problem that Apple




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NHTSA keeps blaming victims instead of regulating SUVs and pickups

Activists everywhere were outraged by their latest public service message.