THE GIPPER BOOTS BIG BROTHER OFF OUR DASHBOARDS

This is an editorial in favor of the recision of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 127 on February 18, 1982. This Safety Standard prohibited speedometers capable of indicating speeds over 85 mph. The author thinks speedometers are pure information devices and, as such, should be allowed to have numbers beyond 85, and anyway a driver inclined to speed will do so, without regard to speedometer reading.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Ziff Davis Publishing Company

  1 Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • Bedard, P
• Publication Date: 1982-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • Car and Driver
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0008-6002

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Psychological aspects; Speedometers
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370259
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 658
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM