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Federal watchdog now has the will and the leader needed for change. Congress needs to deliver the way.
When the nation’s car safety watchdog fails to do its job, people are killed and maimed.
Among the most recent casualties: Kylan Langlinais, of Lafayette, La. The 22-year-old died in April after her 2005 Honda Civic hit a utility pole and its Takata air bag ruptured, spewing shrapnel into the cabin, according to a lawsuit filed by her parents.
CAS Statement on NHTSA’s Path Forward for Defects Investigations
Statement on NHTSA’s Path Forward for Defect Investigations
Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director
June 5, 2015
Markey, Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA’s “Path Forward”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 202-224-2742
Josh Zembik (Blumenthal) 202-224-6452
Markey, Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA’s “Path Forward”
Safety Chief Rosekind Shifts Defective Car Oversight into Overdrive
by David Morgan
5/25/15
The U.S. auto safety watchdog, long criticized as toothless and slow, is showing both bark and bite under its new boss – a testimony to his credentials as a safety expert and a hardening of the administration’s policy after a wave of deadly defects.
NHTSA's Rosekind lays down the law, and the industry is rattled
Ryan Beene Twitter
Automotive News
May 24, 2015 – 12:01 am ET
WASHINGTON — As the newly appointed head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mark Rosekind vowed in January to work closely with the auto industry to promote safety — and to hammer companies that stepped out of line.
Five months into his tenure, Rosekind is delivering on that pledge. In a rapid-fire series of actions last week, his agency:
NHTSA’s Rosekind lays down the law, and the industry is rattled
Ryan Beene Twitter
Automotive News
May 24, 2015 – 12:01 am ET
WASHINGTON — As the newly appointed head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mark Rosekind vowed in January to work closely with the auto industry to promote safety — and to hammer companies that stepped out of line.
Five months into his tenure, Rosekind is delivering on that pledge. In a rapid-fire series of actions last week, his agency:
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