virsight hearing - Motor Vehicle Hazard Archive Project

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Glwn tll. currant ?rtlitrt€d o€lt utaga rat€ of 16 9ar caat In raar j€att,
aa cofipared to the 1985 usage rate of 10 per cent, th€ ben€flts
alsoclited rlth raqulrlng lap/shouldar beltt In the raar sa!ts rguld ba
grlltar than ra astlmated
ln the AliPRI. le ara nor coDla ng our rcrk
to detarnlne nbre er.ctly the rott3 of tha rulaaaklns and r! banafltt
for dlffarent proJected usage rat€s.
lh? rul!m!ktn9 proceis eotatls caraful aongldarrtloo Of tha comant!
received in response to tha ANpRH, ei rell r! tha thorough.n.ly5ts of
th€ manufactur€rt' Dlanr to ln!till lap/!houldar b!lti voluntarlly In tha
raar saats of thelr veilcles, the contlnutog trend of Strtes to anact
itfety belt use lars, rnd JnCreaSlng belt o!age rata!. la are tn the
ftnal 5ta9r of forfiulating our response to alt thl! inforiE oo and rc
arpart to ba able to plblt!h the r€gulti of thli Droceir In the ne.r
Ilth r.lrrd to ITSB,! r.cc-.nlt.tlon tl||t tlSA rholtd anco{rr9c thr
[.nufacturers to provjd€ r€ar-teat lrp/!hou]6er bettr on a voluntary
0rrli, re rould ag.ln nota thrt ye hava been dcrng io for ieyeral t!!r!.
In part as a r€sult of tilJ lncourigefient. v{ arc aaalnE th€ r?toltJ t
dlsc!ssed aarller concernlng th€ manuficturar!, plan! to lnrttll thar!
tyttans In th€lr nar mderr. Thui, r! bellGva ra hava cdeltad rtth thlr
rccoolnendatlon
as re l1 ,
Iadam Chalrroflan. thii conclodes ny prep.red remarks. l,ty cotl€a9ues .nd
I rould be h.ppy to trj, to ansrar any quertions you may hrve.
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