virsight hearing - Motor Vehicle Hazard Archive Project

--Disselninate dara,'crash aeEr resulEs and othe! inlornati6n
d1r €ct€d a! €duc6!rnq ioEorists as !o rhe need fcr and
oerlrabiltty oi rear-sea! iap-shouide! belt sysrens. and
sarr]'ng them oi th€ dansers associated t.ith lap-belr-only
--Oevelop produc!ion pians for effective, eidety availabte
retr:ofii kirs rc replace €r.i.sring Iap-only betts with laFsnould€r
DeIrs rn tne rear sea!s of tens of nrtrions ot cals,
--Undertake viqorous prograns ro aoverrise and narler rh€
retrofl! ki!s and ro assure !ha! lhey ale in deal.er slocks a!
a1: t ines .
--p!ic. !he !er:oi:! j{i!s ar bale-bones. no-proiit leve:s sa
as t3 enccurag: :a!h€: rhan irus!rate rireir sai€, an{i Frovide
cnr-trne tr€. or ver't iow-cosr insraliatici servic€.
?hes€ actirns wouid r€p!esenr an j,nporrant s!ep toward
red!cinq the likeiihooa rhar as nore and rno!e rear-sear
occupanis Hear !hErr safery belts, more and no!e of rh€m ri11
be needlessiy kiiied or nurt in crasbes because rhe be]!s are
l ap-only ani' no! lap-s:louide!-
Today, tine bu:den is on rl'Ie car or.ner ro fiDd orit Fhether a
r€ar-sear iaF-should€r belE is availabt€ tor his or her nod€l
- i._- fac!. even General l1o!ors, with a berre: recorri rilan the
o!i1€.s, rarns cusrore:s rhat th€y nay have !o.be
'"ri
Fersis!€nt
t.1 you! deaie:' rDen tryj.n? !. frnd such a beIE to: lheir
ca!. {See he:rc :n nrtacbnent D.) I,lt:TSi appears !o hav€
Jrsir:bu!eC onii one piece o: pubt:c inlcrhacion abour
acqu:::ir-? r€:rofrr lear bslrs. :! :s a one,parasraph
Essurance, in a ..nsuhe. iniorna!1o::" Danbiri€: !na! uroes
3€:.- use. rnat Cnr!s:€:, Forc. cH, ilonoa irirs"orsf.r anC
Toyo!a "have r€trc::r ;,-i!s avaj.iabl.
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tor sone noceis.'
The panpiri"r urg€s raders tc
"Buckte
Up In The Back S€ar..
rll' € pamphl€E dlrec!s consuners !.
,'check
lrith your deaier ior
d€!ails cn irheEher: :/our parEicular vebicl€ can be rerrof:!t€d
ei!i. should€r bei(s. Bur the !act j.s rhat becaus€ NHTS;
!€qurres rea! snculdei belt anchorases, qi! vehj.cies can be
r€!:cficced ric; th: belrs. ?he reat issue is rhether a
parcicular nanuiacru!:: cirooses ro Frovi.qe rire bet!s - an
1ss.r€ which tlHTSl has fa:1ed ro ad