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SUV Safety Provisions Proposed in the DOT Reauthorization Bill - TEA-3
Sec. 152. Load Carrying Capacity of Light Trucks
Requires that by September 30, 2005, light trucks display consumer information label stating vehicle's maximum weight carrying capacity;
Final rule must be issued by June 30, 2005.
Sec. 153. Crash Ejection Prevention
Requires rule to reduce complete and partial occupant ejection from passenger vehicles;
Rule to be based on use of safety technologies including combined capabilities of advanced glazing, side curtains, and side impact air bags;
Rule to address improvements in door locks, latches and other components to prevent ejection;
Final rule must be issued by June 30, 2006.
Sec. 156. Aggressivity and Incompatibility Reduction Standard
Requires safety standards to reduce vehicle incompatibility/aggressivity;
Requires development of a standard metric to evaluate and rate comparative incompatibility/aggressivity among different vehicles;
Requires development of public information program including ratings based on risk to vehicle occupant and risk to occupants of other vehicles;
Final rule required by Dec. 31, 2007.
Sec. 157. Improved Crashworthiness of Passenger Motor Vehicles
Requires rollover crashwothiness standard that includes dynamic roof crush, improved seat structure and safety belt design (including seat belt pretensioners and load limiters), side impact head protection airbags, and roof injury protection measures;
Requires rollover resistance standard that includes improvements on the basic design characteristics of passenger vehicles to reduce rollover;
Requires improvement in frontal impact protection for all occupants by evaluating need for additional test procedures, barriers, injury and impact criteria;
Requires improvement in side impact protection for all occupants by evaluating test barriers and head and neck injury measurements, need for additional test dummies, and review of impact criteria;
Final rule to be issued by March 31, 2006.
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