virsight hearing - Motor Vehicle Hazard Archive Project

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TESlll'loNY 0F LAIRY t, CosEtl
CHAINiU . IilSTTTUTI FOR JIIJURY REDUCTIOI{
ETFORI I HTARIIIG OF THE
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SELT SAFTTY: liHTSl oVIRSIG}{l'
JUHI 23. 1988
Itrda|n Cir lrudtunr ltsnbtr3:
I rn !.rry E, Cob.n, r trltl lttomiy lr(' tiltlftlpltl!' Plilttylvlnl!, 'nd ihc
chiimdn of the tntllt!t€ fof lnJury R.ductlon. I !m tp!.!rinq t0d!v 'l.your
liiiiiiii"" t"-ilriJii ii'e t'r,rr oi'"i'''urt belt lvstdns 1n Aro ri(!n lutrnobll'3
-. ii- tssue $tih piescntly involvcs nc.dl.3! .xpo3ure to hari for hllllons of
Th. lnstltute for InJ!ry Rcduction r.s fornl!6 !!rly thls ye'r !o c'Fy out
r.r.olar"'-it'"ariitition- rnd publlc educ!tlon lnvolvlng prod!ct. d'!l9n'
;;;;;:i;.. iiJi,iJir,tcl rnrv contrttutr r..dr.s3lv to d!r!h! !nd inJuFler'
Prodlct-r!lit.d injurjts, includinP llto!! 3u3t.ln.d 111 cl'131's-' !
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l1ghl:I .l,r'
firilini ""rt"-or
ln rlc lJil!.d s!!t.3 -- . fr't which 13 not rldGlv
;il;;;i"J b" .n. oori.. It i5 thr job o{ sov'rflnlnt 'caul!tor} 'q'nci!3'.ruch
ii-ir,l ttittoi,ri tl;hx!y rrrffic 5!f.tv Adnlnrrtr!tion. 'ehlch vou !rr ov'rilgn!!ng
ilaiJ- i"-i"ii,r"it.'rno cntorcc !.hjc1o p.rfomrnc' stand'rd3 rhlch ri,lll ' !t
ililii p-"iti-iiit;r" listi protccttor tor YrlrclG ulcri, 'nd th'r'bJ 'ff!ct1vllt
reauce itre ltotr nonber ot lnjurle3 and delths on our h1ghtlys.
IIR te.ts to bulld.n lopmvld b!!. ol knorl.dge and publlc 'n!t'n'!s of -groduct
iiirii!i'.ii iJ.iJa -iteiii""*"tti i; luPport of iil3 6!r'tv rllrlon -our lo!nd'r3
iii ii'iir-ittiii-.ii rrri irrorO tholr irrctlccs hrve lerncd th' rr&nt to ritch
d.fratlva products, ln.dequlla u3.r l;3trlrctlons lnd l'ck of ullnln!! hurt rnd
iirr ..nori- rh.v !r! co;lttid to seelng itre rrryhsi rlducld. Ti' lntcgrltv of
;;; a;;;' ror-'pioauii, ll.btl{tJ 3v;tri riu't be pr"'rY'd' lt
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;iltit';i;; oni o'r -ir,i
fer r.Intlitng- indlYtdu.l lib'rtl€s ln thl3 cdipl'r
iiiiiiv,--a-ilt*.
loi thc frlt conicnrrtl-on of- e'rsonr. lnjlf'd !v
-product
iiirinl our connon llt tvltern and the f.d.rtl rcaullilon oJ groduct !!fl!y hlv'
;;;i:;""il #'iil;; ;;;il.ch "ri Juniilonco r-s tntcnord-' Ho!!lt'-'-,'f--tt th'
ln!titute r.all!a thlt. - fiof. lgg.csslre approrch to !tf!tJ c!n rlduc' thlg
i'jiiiiii "iri-i.-. i-.-.lritiv' iiirrrore. ttic IIR r!! +ttt'd wlth the thouent
tlrii- l"ttci proouct ocsrgn crn raotcj tnlr'rry rnc l'3!'n th' n"d fo!'-product
itruttiw ctotr.. lln nanbershlD l3 opln to 'voFyone '- 'ttorntys.' lngln"rr'
cil;i;i;:;;;;; sll,ir;i Dublti -- rho !upDort3 our D0bllc-h'rlth obJltuvc'
oriiii-"i'niii..'i;l';liiirtti rcrutts !r. !v.ll!bl€ to 'nv orgrnlrrtl0n or.ptr'ton
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;; ;il;;;;; il;:- triii"r,"*t t-o 'v-tirtt-nv 1r id€ti{l'd d'lcriPtlon of
lln'c structur! rnd !trslon. )
In . oomnt l{r. l(ell.y tl1ll drtcrlb. ln d't'll our rcrk i'volvln! rc'r_t'!t'
iip-"iiJ i.]t prrfomr'nce -'-|ork !h!t rtll'cts our-conclrn. rt th'.'rtlnt to
rfilch th.3€ bclt !v!t.nst unrrxe rrorcrtv d!!t9ned l!D-shouldcl. !'lt 'yitrr"
o..i.ni " ootintl"i for s€riout or trtli tn'turi to thclr r!'r'r!. ln-cn3h's'
iiiil ir'J -lii-;li-o;rtv ot &'|.rlcln crrt Dn th! r;!ds lnd ln lhc dr'r'r. 'norrodB
ifi; ;;-";;;.;;;;;i'scat lap rhouldcr or1t3, th't eotentlll 'lre'dv.h'3
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