OVERSIGHT OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

This is a presentation of a hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It includes statements and questions on: occupant crash protection and testing, safety belts, drinking and driving, alcohol and drug abuse programs, child safety seats, computerized traffic record systems, safety defects and recalls, bumper protection, treadwear ratings, passive restraints and air bags in detail (Breed Air Bag), and compliance testing of motor vehicle safety equipment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, 98th Congress, 2nd Session.
• Corporate Authors:

  United States Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20510
• Publication Date: 1984-9-19

Media Info

• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol use; Bumpers; Child restraint systems; Drugs; Drunk driving; Federal government; Hearings; Information processing; Manual safety belts; Records management; Restraint systems; Safety programs; Testing; Tire treads; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety education; Vehicle safety
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic records
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol education programs; Occupant restraint; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 98-108, HS-038 355
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM