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Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.
Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, alluded to that simple law of physics in a conversation with Insider when he noted “there’s a kind of an inextricable link between the weight of vehicles and the forces in a crash.” By Madison Hall March 24, 2023 Canadian civil engineering technologist Myles Russell…
Reps. Krishnamoorthi And Schakowsky Re-Introduce The SAFE CARS Act To Prohibit The Federal Government From Selling And Leasing Recalled Cars
Reps. Krishnamoorthi And Schakowsky Re-Introduce The SAFE CARS Act To Prohibit The Federal Government From Selling And Leasing Recalled Cars February 2, 2023 Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act, or the SAFE CARS Act. This…
Unintended consequences: As big vehicles go electric, safety experts fear deadlier crashes
“The number one concern is those vehicles are already increasing the risk of severe injury and death,” Michael Brooks, executive director of The Center for Auto Safety, told Spotlight on America. By Angie Moreschi, Andrea Nejman, and Alex Brauer March 8, 2023 WASHINGTON (TND) – America’s push to convert vehicles to electric is leading down…
Safety Advocates Say Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Upgrade Doesn’t Go Far Enough
“Hyundai and Kia will not be obliged to notify their owners in the same way they would if it was a recall,” Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety told NBC 5. “My concern is you may not get the consumer participation in it that you would get if it was a…
Vehicle not part of nationwide recall bursts into flames while being driven
“That tow hitch recall is one of many ways a fire can start in a vehicle,” said Michael Brooks, the executive director for The Center for Auto Safety. “All they can do is rely on Kia to be honest with the process.” By Jeremy Finley February 13, 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Dan Beasley will…
Autonomous Trucks? California Says No
Michael Brooks, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety, sides with the legislators. “At this point, we would recommend a trained safety driver in every autonomous vehicle on the road,” he told U.S. News. “They’re not yet where we’d like them to be on safety.” By Jim Motavalli February 1, 2023 On January 27, the…
DOJ requests Tesla automated driving documents
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the Justice Department could be looking at safety issues with the systems, or it could be investigating Tesla claims that the cars can drive themselves when they can’t. By Tom Krisher and Michelle Chapman, Associated Press January 31, 2023 The U.S. Justice Department…
Why Teslas keep catching on fire
“Batteries are hopefully going to be getting better over time,” said Michael Brooks, from the Center for Auto Safety. New regulation could push battery safety even further, he added. By Rebecca Heilweil January 27, 2023 When Thayer Smith, a firefighter in Austin, Texas, received the call that a Tesla was on fire, he knew that…
Carmakers Have Another Screen in Their Sights: Your Windshield
“NHTSA has issued some visual-manual driver distraction guidelines that might apply to some of the augmented reality stuff as it pertains to the driver, but those are essentially recommendations with no force of law,” explains Michael Brooks, Executive Director for the Center for Auto Safety. By Liane Yvkoff January 23, 2023 Augmented reality in vehicles…
US ends probe into Ford SUV exhaust issues without a recall
The nonprofit Center for Auto Safety in Washington in 2018 had called on Ford to recall all of the Explorers due to the high number of complaints. On Monday, Executive Director Michael Brooks said it appears that Ford’s service campaign took care of the problem, but he questioned why it took NHTSA so long to…