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beneflts rnd (osts of theg€ belt rystatti !o that th€y aan oak€ an
lnforned cholce. He provid€ tha nrne, addrgs! rnd t!iaphone nuflb€r gt
InJ, tntarested consuit€r lho contrcts tha agaocy to I tanufacturer'i
raDreslntatlva rho ln tlrn arrang€t to hrve e ftctory rapreientrttva
advlse th€ consuher about th. ratrof!t optlon.
I Fold alio ]lke to aall loor attantion to a rllatad flnal rola ra
tttlad tn t985, nonth! bafor? tha iTSB raport vrs ralaatad' to rslllt
consum€ri rho rlsh to hrve r.troflt lap/!houlder belt5 !nsttllad. That
r0la raqulres, for any vahlcle not aqulgpad rlth r€ar-t€.t lrp/ihouldar
bll:s i! itandard rqulpment. thrt tha mrnufrcturer n!!t provlde I dlrgra.
In th€ orn!r'3 anutl !hortng tha locatlon of the rarr_t!rt rltoolder balt
anchorages, rhlch are crltlcal tn proper ln!tallatlon. IHTSA hai
raqulrad thase inchorage po1nt3 ln all pa3sang.r cars !lnca 1968. lhls
ornlr'3 ornual lnformatlon requlraient, rhiah rant lnto effert on
Saptanber l, 1987, 3ho!ld ilart consumers that th!lr v!hlcles clo ba
raulDped rlth iuch b€ltl and lt rhould conplement.anufecturars'lffortt
In thl r r.gard.
Tha ilTSB tlro oade r.aofi[ndatloos r€qlrdlng po!3lblt rulafirkfng to
rtqutre reir-se!t li9/rhooldar beltl to nlr ibtor {ahlalei. ln thll
rtgard, the igency granted I g.tltton fll.d by th€ Los AnEeles Arei Chlld
Paii€nger Safety Asroalatlon rlqua!tlng th€ ag€nc, to raqulra the
initillatlon of re.r-!eat l.p/shoutder beltl as orlglnal ' 5t.ndird
aqulDment. Tro ner factors 1!d the igency to grant this petltion.
Flrst, nany states had adopted !ifqty belt u:e laYs, rhlch led to an
Incraale ln belt use in the rear i€at. Sacond, i nlnber of ahlld