The Evolution Of Car Safety
Car accidents have been greatly reduced in the last couple of years. One of the major reasons why traffic deaths have declined is due to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency, which was founded by an act of law in 1966, has been tasked with among other things, to write and enforce safety regulations. We are familiar with NHTSA through its power to recall cars due to safety issues. We all remember, for example, the massive number of recalls of Toyota vehicles for unintended acceleration. However, it wasn’t always like that. Acura Carland dealer acura roswell offers great deals in GA.
For years from the introduction of the first automobile to the 1970s, it was believed that the federal government did not have the authority to force regulations on to automobile manufacturers. Most felt that the burden belonged to the states. Drivers were often blamed for accidents.
However, beginning in the 1960s a number of events started to galvanize public opinion which led to the creation of NHTSA and later to permit NHTSA to take stronger action. The first was Ralph Nader’s book “Unsafe at Any Speed.” Nader was and still is a consumer activist. This book stated that the Corvair by Chevrolet was unsafe and dangerous. As a result the NHTSA was eventuall created.
The second incident that ultimately led to more government involvement in safety regulations was the Ford Pinto case. In the early 1970s Ford Motor Company introduced a compact car known as the Pinto. Its size and fairly low price attracted a lot of buyers and the car soon became one of Ford’s best-selling models. However, the car was unsafe. The gas tank was located in the rear before the axle. The gas tank and car would explode when the car was hit from the back. There were many fatalities and law suits. Moreover, there were a number of articles written on the subject like one by Journalist Mark Dowie and published by Mother Jones Magazine in 1977. According to the article Ford continued to sell the car even though it was aware of the fact that the gas tank would explode in a rear collision. The selling of the car was more important to Ford than the safety of the driver and passengers.
The NHTSA also researched if the gas tank met saftey criteria. The NHTSA conducted a test where the Pinto was rear ened by another car at 30 mph. The test showed that the gas tank of the Pinto was indeed defective and did fit the criteria of a recallable safety defect. Consumers demanded stricter government regulations. It didn’t happen overnight and many advocates of stronger action on the part of the federal government toward auto makers are not totally satisfied. However, we now have a federal agency that is keeping an eye on auto manufacturers to assure that they build safer cars. Honda Deals Atlanta can be found at Honda Carland.
The IIHS is an organization whoch performs crash tests yearly. Included in the evaluation are a frontal offset impact test, a side impact test, rear crash protection and head restraint ratings, and roof strength evaluation. Cars are tested under their particular model classification –large cars, midsize cars, small cars, mini-cars, large SUVs, midsize SUVs, small SUVs, minivans and large pickups. IIHS offers four ratings — Good, Acceptable, Marginal, and Poor. The results ae made available to the public annualy. The days of “Let the Buyer Beware” are over as far as the auto industry is concerned. Honda Carland North Woodstock Honda Dealer offers great deals on new and used Honda cars in North Atlanta at excellent prices.
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