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» (9/5/07 ) Side-Impact Rule Provides Needed Upgrades, Misses Some Marks » (3/7/05 ) Crash Tests Highlight Need for Improved Side-Impact Safety Standards, Heavier Vehicles Must Also Be Redesigned to Reduce Harm in Crashes; Statement by Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook » (4/28/04 ) Increase in Traffic Deaths Is Predictable Yet Preventable; Congress Must Require Life-Saving Vehicle Safety Improvements » (12/3/03 ) Industry’s Admission of SUV Risks is Long Overdue; Voluntary Safety Program Will Not Ensure Safety » (7/18/03 ) Detroit Can Do Better: SUV Owners Should Demand Safer, More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles » (7/17/03 ) NHTSA’s 2002 Highway Fatality Statistics Confirm Pressing Need for Safety Improvements Contained in Senate Legislation » (6/11/03 ) Bigger is NOT Better; Fuel Economy and SUV Safety Go Hand-in-Hand » (6/11/03 ) New Study: SUVs Riskier to Children Than Minivans, Large and Mid-Sized Cars » (5/22/03 ) Automakers Should Fix Dangerous Vehicles, Stop Blaming Victims, Public Citizen Says in Cease and Desist Letter » (4/1/03 ) Final Rule on Light Truck Fuel Economy Saves a Mere Drop in the Bucket and Makes a Mockery of the Rulemaking Process » (2/26/03 ) SUVs Need to Be Redesigned; Congress Must Impose Safety Standards on These Deadly Behemoths » (2/14/03 ) Auto Industry’s Voluntary Safety Program for SUVs is a Ploy to Avoid Real Change » (1/15/03 ) Government's Top Auto Safety Regulator Speaks Truth About SUV Dangers; It's Time for Action » (12/13/02 ) Bush Fuel Economy Proposal: A Disappointing Drop in the Bucket

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