THERE'S NO HIGHER MANDATE THAN TO PROMOTE SAFETY

This article reports an interview with the Secretary of Transportation in which the Secretary states that the highest mandate for the Department of Transportation would be the promotion of safety in all aspects of transportation including highway safety programs, drunk driving, use of safety belts, and market incentives for the use of air bags in automobiles. Concern was also expressed about rail and boating safety and the modernization of the air-traffic-control system. The Secretary also briefly responded to questions regarding the use of highways by heavier trucks and the resulting safety hazards, the rescinding of many safety rules by NHTSA, and the 55-mph speed limit. Other topics discussed were the proposed sale of Consolidated Rail Corporation, deregulation of trucking and airlines, and operating subsidies for local transit.

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• Publication Date: 1983-5-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • US News & World Report
  • Publisher: US News and World Report, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0041-5537

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Air transportation; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Manual safety belts; Railroad transportation; Safety; Safety programs; Transportation; Water transportation
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 075
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM