NOW YOU SEE IT! NEW TAILLIGHT REQUIREMENT AIMS TO CUT REAR COLLISIONS

A federal regulation was recently enacted which will require automakers to put a "third eye" high on the rear deck of all passenger vehicles manufactured after September 1, 1985. This "third eye" is a third, high-mounted taillight which is effective in reducing rear-end collisions by as much as 50 percent. Solid evidence of the effectiveness of the third taillight has been gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which commissioned outside agencies to test the hypothesis. Three separate studies were conducted to prove unequivocally that the "third eye" can significantly reduce human and economic losses caused by rear-end collisions. These studies are discussed in this article.

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    National Safety Council

    444 North Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL  United States  60611
  • Publication Date: 1984-7

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  • Pagination: 5 p.
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  • Accession Number: 00392457
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 412
  • Files: HSL, USDOT
  • Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM