Priorities to make motor vehicles safer for drivers and passengers

Incorporated into the current surface transportation reauthorization legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, are many important motor vehicle safety provisions. Major safety victories included in the final conference report on MAP-21 are: 

• Incentive grant programs to encourage state adoption of graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws, distracted and impaired driving, and occupant protection;

• Child safety measures including: regulatory actions on rear seat belt reminders; the performance of child safety seats in frontal and side impact crashes; improvements to the LATCH, or child seat anchorage, system; reminder systems for unattended children left in rear seating positions; and, consumer information on the performance of child safety seats in side impact crashes;

• Improved NHTSA vehicle safety database with public access to government information about safety-related data, recalls and defects;

• Better transparency and consumer information related to defects investigations.
   

Advocates' Testimony before Congress on Motor Vehicle Occupant Protections: 

Advocates' Press Releases about Motor Vehicle Safety:

Advocates' Regulatory Comments about Motor Vehicle Safety:

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