• treadful@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    The rules announced this week would update the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), the government’s bible for everything that’s required in a new vehicle before it’s sold — from steering wheels to rearview mirrors — to set testing procedures to simulate head-to-hood impact, with the aim of reducing head injuries. If enacted, automakers will have to test their vehicles using crash test dummies representing adult and child pedestrians for the first time. NHTSA says the changes could save up to 67 lives every year.

    And they expect people to stop making trucks because of pedestrian crash testing? Seems unlikely.

    At least this isn’t relying on sensors or some other nonsense. Though it might be nice to require things like visibility requirements so people driving Rams could actually see the children they’re flattening.

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      2 months ago

      It’s a start, there’s obviously a long way to go for road safety in the US, but every little step helps.

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      2 months ago

      They are probably just going to let companies pay a “fee” (bribe) if their truck performs poorly (fails) during the testing.