PROGRAM PLAN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

THE MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAM PLAN HAS BEEN RE-EVALUATED AND REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT PLANNED RULEMAKING ACTIONS WILL MEET ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. THESE GUIDELINES SPECIFY THAT RULEMAKING PLANS SHOULD INCREASINGLY EMPHASIZE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND THAT EXISTING STANDARDS WHICH SPECIFY DESIGN TYPE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE PHASED OUT AS SOON AS IT IS PRACTICAL TO DO SO. FURTHER, THE RULEMAKING PLANS MUST EMPHASIZE A TOTAL SYSTEMS APPROACH IN ORDER THAT THE UTMOST IN SAFETY PROTECTION MAY BE REALIZED. THIS REVISION TO THE PLAN IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH THE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 114 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Performance tests; Safety; Systems engineering; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221973
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-820 163
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1983 12:00AM