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Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars
“Michael Brooks (Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety) said NHTSA has been slow to react to auto thefts, even though the stolen Hyundais and Kias are causing safety problems on the roads.” By Adam Beam and Tom Krisher, Associated Press April 20, 2023 Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal…
Why the ‘significant’ weight of electric vehicles is sparking new safety fears
“There are so many scenarios in which that speed and that acceleration are just dangerous to others on the road,” Michael Brooks (executive director of the Center for Auto Safety) said. By Jackson Proskow April 12, 2023 Electric vehicles are under increasing scrutiny from safety experts over the risks they pose in a crash, because of…
US probes crash involving Tesla that hit student leaving bus
Tesla and NHTSA need to determine why the vehicles don’t seem to see flashing lights on school buses and emergency vehicles and make sure the problem is fixed, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety in Washington. By Tom Krisher April 7, 2023 U.S. road safety regulators have sent a…
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…