Friday, September 11, 2009

Why The Government Should Raise The Standards For Child Car Seats...

How much do you love children? Enough to care about the car seat they are riding in?

It's back to the drawing board, the federal government announced that one million Evenflo Discovery child seats were being recalled, because they could come apart in a side-impact crash. It was like fall through the cracks politics, the government insisted on a recall even though there is no standard that specifics, how well such seats must protect children in a side crash.
Is this an emotional roller coaster? Clarence Ditlow, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety for 32 years, said a recall under these circumstances was rare, if not unprecedented. The problem was discovered only because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, had been working on developing side-impact regulations and had conducted some child seat tests as part of that research.
It's an eight hundred pound (800 lb) gorilla type of problem. The problem with Evenflo was so serious, the agency said, even in the absence of standards, the recall was urgent.
A glimmer of hope, the agency has begun working on side-impact standards more actively after the Takata Corporation of Tokyo, which makes occupant restraints like air bags, told he agency that the company had developed a test for child restraints in side-impact crashes.
The Takata system is right on the money, it delineates more promise than any other system known. Kporchhaulling.

Safety tip of the day: when rain begins to fall, the water mixed with dust and oil on the roadway to form a slick greasy film. Don't put the cart before the horse, slow down and turn on your head lights. Leave a safe distance between you and the car ahead of you; wet pavement increases stopping distance, plus it will be more difficult to hold your vehicle in curves. When your tires ride on the water and lose contact with the roadway you are hydroplaning. If this occurs, take your foot off the accelerator and slow down. Do not hit the brakes, it may cause you to skid. Remember to have good tires, keep tires properly inflated, and slow down during rain storms or when the pavement is wet.

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