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On National Seatbelt Day, let’s be safe on the road. Here are some eye-opening stats: 🚙 Seatbelts reduce the risk of death by 45% for front-seat passengers in cars. (Source: NHTSA) 🚙 From 1975 to 2017, seat belts are estimated to have saved 374,276 lives! (Source: NHTSA) 🚙 More than half of the people killed in passenger vehicles were not wearing seatbelts. (Source: CDC) At Acme Car Shipping, we prioritize safety, whether you’re on the road or shipping your vehicle. Always buckle up—your life depends on it! #nationalseatbeltday #carsafety #acmecarshipping #acmeawesome

Wearing a seat belt has always been the single most effective way to reduce the risk of fatality and serious injury in a crash. Rear seat passengers consistently lag behind front seat occupants in seat belt usage, with 2022 data showing 91.6% compliance for front seats compared to 81.7% for rear seats. Today the NHTSA unveiled a new rule to enhance seat belt use and save lives. This welcome update to FMVSS No. 208 mandates rear seat belt warning systems and enhances front seat belt warnings for most passenger vehicles up to 10,000 lbs. Once fully implemented, in 2026 & 2027 it's set to prevent over 500 injuries and save about 50 lives annually. Every step we take to prioritize safety paves the way for safer journeys ahead. Read more about the updates: https://hubs.ly/Q02_QRDt0 #FutureofSafety #SafetyFirst #WeAreHumanetics

Buckling up is one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect yourself on the road. Today, on #NationalSeatbeltDay, we’re reminded of the importance of this life-saving habit. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, most people recognize its value, with a national seatbelt usage rate of 91.9% in the U.S. in 2023. In fact, seatbelt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,955 lives in 2017. At JSS, we’re committed to enhancing seatbelt safety even further. Our advanced seatbelt technology minimizes occupant movement, increasing the effectiveness of seatbelts and supporting vehicle safety systems like airbags. For more seatbelt safety tips, visit the link below: #JSS #JoysonSafetySystems https://lnkd.in/giHZpji6

A simple task before driving off may save your life.

NHTSA Pedestrian Head Protection Rule - https://lnkd.in/eutNHb6u A proposed new regulation for the design of light passenger vehicles to better protect pedestrians (and cyclists and motorcyclists) is open for comment through November 18, 2024. The goal is to make some kinds of impacts between people and vehicles less likely to cause death or serious injury (those at less than 25 mph). Similar rules are already in place in Europe and Asia. Stylistic choices in more recent vehicle designs (like more blunt, vertical, and taller front ends) are partly to blame for the increases in pedestrian fatality rates in the US. The rule is expected to prevent 67 fatalities annually once implemented.

** APRIL is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. ** FUN FACT: In 1905, the SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) was established by Henry Ford, Andrew L. Riker, Edward Birdsall, and John Wilkinson—to which they began creating standards for automobiles. In 1927, they established the regulations for steady-burning brake lamps. In 1970, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA was established and they blindly adopted the SAE's regulations without question—after FOURTY THREE YEARS of automobile innovation. Well, it's been another FIFTY FOUR YEARS of automotive innovation on top of that. For those keeping track, that's NINETY SEVEN YEARS of changes to automobiles, our roadways, and our lifestyles, without a change to this regulation. On top of that, for the past 25+ years, NHTSA's *own* *studies* have concluded that pulsing/flashing brake lamps dramatically reduce rear-end collisions by creating better eye-lead time for trailing drivers. So why is #NHTSA still conforming to: 1. an outdated regulation? 2. that they blindly adopted without question? 3. that their own studies show needs to be changed? Lives are being unnecessarily lost every day, NHTSA. Every. Single. Day. While you regulate a regulation that needed reconsideration a long time ago. #NHTSAregulates #NHTSAisntaboutsafety #DDAM #liveslost #distracteddriving #pulsingbrakelights #flashingbrakelights #deregulatetheregulation #letussavelives

Finally, the Biden administration is taking a stand against car bloat. In Fast Company, I wrote about NHTSA’s proposal to ban hood designs that are esp likely to cause pedestrian head injuries. 🔽 Key takeaways 🔽 🔹 The US faces a pedestrian safety crisis 🔹 Deaths among those walking (and cycling) recently hit a 40-year high. No other rich country is seeing a trend anything like this. 🔹 Car bloat – the ongoing expansion of automobiles – is a major factor 🔹 Researchers have consistently shown that tall, heavy cars are more likely to kill pedestrians. They convey more force in a crash, require more time to halt, have larger blind spots, and tend to strike pedestrians’ heads and torsos (not their legs). 🔹 NHTSA has historically focused on protecting car *occupants*, leading to an arms race of vehicle size 🔹 Other rich countries added regulations years ago to protect people walking and biking, but NHTSA has (until now) pretty much ignored them. 🔹 NHTSA’s new proposal could be a watershed moment 🔹 The proposal would make it illegal to sell new cars that pose excessive danger of pedestrian head injuries (as determined through simulated collision tests). Tall SUVs and pickups with flat front ends and hard body surfaces could be particularly affected. If adopted, it would be the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard restricting vehicle size to protect pedestrians. 🔹 If you have views about car bloat, tell NHTSA 🔹 NHTSA will finalize the proposed rule (or shelve it) in the coming months. The 60-day public comment period is open now. You can share your thoughts here: https://lnkd.in/eKQPbSYn Story: https://lnkd.in/eQ2769_z

This isn’t a political issue. If you’re a human, especially a human who might have little humans that look to you for their safety, this has gone far enough. If this is the first time you’re seeing or thinking about this, check out Strong Towns

Huge moment for pedestrian safety. If you have views on car bloat and their impact on pedestrian and biker safety, share with NHTSA now!

New NHTSA high-speed AEB and pedestrian PAEB rule is out -- and here is my blog post with an initial reaction. Key rule requirements: - No contact with pedestrians up to to 45 mph (PAEB) - No contact with lead vehicle up to 62 mph / operation with contact up to 90 mph (AEB) - Darkness included for PAEB testing; only daylight for lead vehicle AEB - Two tests for false activation (steel trench plate, between two parked vehicles), limit of 0.25g to any phantom braking that occurs in those tests Context: Ultimately this only requires passing a specified set of tests. NHTSA might do recalls later for behaviors that present "unreasonable risk" beyond the specified tests. Responding to numerous comments I've already seen on other threads: Anything you, dear reader, think to object about has probably been stated by an industry or other commenter and responded to by NHTSA on pages 49-232 of the rule document. For an informed discussion please have a look before proclaiming "This Rule Is Stupid Because NHTSA Ignored XYZ." They almost certainly considered XYZ. You might disagree, but please do everyone the courtesy and increase understanding by explaining why you disagree with their explanation rather than just assuming they were ignorant. And finally, maybe companies should use UL 4600 to build a safety case for their AEB/PAEB. This could help ensure safety as well as give them a strong basis for push-back if NHTSA later comes asking for a recall. ... more details and a more thorough writeup are in my blog analysis at link below