better and aid in comparing the online edition to the print edition. and buses with a GVWR of 3,855 kg (8,500 lb) or less and an unloaded weight less than or equal to 2,495 kg (5,500 lb). Would delaying the warning until the vehicle is placed in gear make it more likely that the occupants fasten their belts before the vehicle is in motion? You may submit comments to the docket number identified in the heading of this document by any of the following methods: Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. S4.2.6 (with the exception of some options). Charles J. Kahane. [92] Is this an appropriate threshold? A.) Should the system be required to register small children that would presumably be placed in a child restraint system? Such systems are also better able to appropriately target audible warnings or longer-duration visual warnings (enhanced warnings). Accordingly, NHTSA might need to propose seat occupancy criteria. Petitioners asserted that rear seat belt warnings would save hundreds of lives each year and that a large percentage of the lives saved would be children. 208 requires the air bag system to be active during several static tests using a 5th percentile adult female dummy in the right front passenger seat. Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review) require agencies to regulate in the most cost-effective manner, to make a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its costs, and to develop regulations that impose the least burden on society. Additionally, Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 require agencies to provide a meaningful opportunity for public participation.
Defensive Driving Course Answers, Traffic School Online Test: Should the warning be visual-only, audible-only, or audio-visual? 30124. MAP-21 contains two provisions regarding seat belt warning systems. 68. Explain why the water at geysers and some springs is hot. Euro NCAP specifies that a change-of-status audible warning must be 30 seconds long in order to receive bonus points. [79] Your child should sit in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible. About the Federal Register The frontal lobe of the brain is the first part of the brain that is affected by alcohol. Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML For systems with occupant detection on all rear seating positions, the visual signal does not need to indicate the number of seat belts in use or not in use, but the signal must remain active if a seat belt remains unfastened on any of the occupied seats in the rear. GM also offered rear seat belt warning systems as standard equipment in the United States (starting in MY 2010 for the Cadillac SRX and MY 2011 for the Volt) and such systems were offered on the Cadillac MY 2016 XTS and MY 2015 ELR, as well as the MY 2016 Chevy SS. 1503 & 1507. 2009. documents in the last year, by the Food Safety and Inspection Service i?J?C$If
'QHv3Sl1. to submit a report to Congress describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard. What are some of the visual clues a defensive driver can use to spot an impaired driver? 16, Revision 9 8.4.4.2. curve of a highway. [40] Acceptability and Potential Effectiveness of Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder System Features. NHTSA-2010-0061). Owner's manual readership may be relatively low,[80] 0000042866 00000 n
16 will require a rear seat belt warning. With respect to comments that identify an innovative seat belt warning system differing from the current driver's seat belt warning and current production front and rear passenger seat belt warnings, NHTSA seeks comment on such possibilities, and the effectiveness of any such alternative. 04/28/2023, 39 . We have asked commenters to answer a variety of questions to elicit practical information about alternative approaches and relevant technical data. 61. Approximately 37,000+ people die annually on the roads of the United States. 54, No. Some states with mandatory rear seat belt laws include rear-seat specific messaging in their media campaigns. See Docket Nos. 2015. 2002. [73] Particularly with respect to a visual warning for the driver, what type of information should a visual warning convey? See, e.g., Transportation Research Board Study, supra, p. 3. Seat belt non-users are typically categorized as either part-time non-users or so-called hard-core non-users. NHTSA has granted Public Citizen and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety's petition. If your shoulder restraints keep hitting you in the ear or in the neck, consult your owners manual on how to adjust the the height of the safety belts. Explain why you agree or disagree, suggest alternatives, and substitute language for your requested changes. You can arrange with the docket to be notified when others file comments in the docket. 0000008408 00000 n
6. [27] For vehicles that have information on the occupancy status of the rear seats, the visual warning does not need to indicate unfastened seat belts for unoccupied seating positions. Should the warning be standardized, and would this increase the likelihood that consumers would notice, recognize, and respond to the warnings? Manufacturers would Start Printed Page 51089also have to determine whether driver and rear passenger seat belt warning visual signals would be treated the same. The agency also determined that the Safety Act did not prohibit manufacturers from implementing enhanced warning systems as long as the manufacturer provided some means of differentiating the voluntarily-provided signal from the required signal (for example, by a clearly distinguished lapse in time between the two signals). (MAP-21 also repeals a statutory provision that prohibited NHTSA from requiring or specifying as a compliance option an audible seat belt warning lasting longer than 8 seconds.) 16[17] of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) that will require seat belt reminder systems in all front and rear seats on new cars beginning in September 2019. Unattended vehicles are subject to be towed at the motor vehicle owners and/or operators sole expense and liability.. A.) For example, should NTHSA propose requirements for the color of the telltale, required text, pictorial vs. alphanumeric, or whether it flashes? As the vehicle continues to deform at the beginning, the passengers are still traveling forward at the speed of the vehicle. Similarly, an audible or visual warning of a change in the status of rear seat belts could be either electronic or mechanical and could include a haptic signal. 22. We seek comment on specific warning signal attributes that NHTSA could propose (e.g., duration of an audible warning), and how effective they might be, especially as compared to other possible signal attributes. About 13 percent of model year (MY) 2019 vehicles sold in the United States came equipped with a rear seat belt warning system. Seat belt use warning systems may also be referred to in this document as seat belt warning systems or seat belt reminder systems. 66. 208, Occupant crash protection, to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. Document Drafting Handbook Search for an answer or ask Weegy. All of the above 90. The petitioners further asserted that rear seat belt warnings are technologically feasible and would be less costly if they were required in all vehicles. In it, we seek comment on a variety of issues related to a requirement for a rear seat belt warning system, including potential requirements for such systems, the vehicles to which they should apply, their effectiveness, the likely consumer acceptance, and the associated costs and benefits. House Report 107-108, June 22, 2001. We also seek comment on whether NHTSA should propose that information be provided in the vehicle owner's manual that accurately describes the warning system's features, including the location and format of the visual warnings, in an easily understandable format. 32 FR 2408, 2415 (Feb. 3, 1967) (initial Federal motor vehicle safety standards). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pp. 0000012756 00000 n
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2017. Their assessment protocol dictates the requirements for the activation and duration of the warning signals for front and rear seats including a change of status warning. WebRoad rage is the term used to refer to physical assults that result from a traffic dispute True It has been estimated that over the last ten years aggressive driving has cost society $24 Section 31503 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (Pub. If a visual warning system including a telltale were to be required, should NHTSA propose requirements for telltale characteristics, and if so, what should they be? When you send a comment containing information claimed to be confidential business information, you should include a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our confidential business information regulation (49 CFR part 512). Under 49 U.S.C. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, p. 89. 47. ECE Regulation No. Negative-only and full-status systems would provide more direct information to the driver, but might be more technically complex. Also, the first level warning for rear seats can be dismissed by the driver. on 100% of the ports are level 2 NHTSA could potentially establish criteria in NCAP for rear seat belt warning systems as it does for other vehicle safety features. See infra, Part V. 46. The agency's research has noted that no clear consensus exists about which warning system features are most acceptable,[70] Motor vehicle safety standard means a minimum performance standard for motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment. DOT's guidelines may be accessed at. 60. Furthermore, when any seat belt experiences a change of status at vehicle speeds above 25 km/h, an audiovisual signal is required; the requirements for this warning are the same as for the seat belt reminder. A Proposed Rule by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 09/27/2019. The seat belt and/or occupant detection sensors utilized by the rear warning system in vehicles with removable rear seats are intentionally disconnected. We seek comment on what vehicle types should be included and excluded, including the costs and benefits of inclusion. The best practices could include the type of information the warning system should convey and the minimum durations of the warnings. Transportation Research Board Study, p. 9. WebMotor vehicle collision (MVC) is one of the most common causes of thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) injury. [18] Accordingly, we recommend that you periodically check the Docket for new material. documents in the last year, 1008 They prevent occupants from being ejected from the vehicle; provide ride-down by gradually decelerating the occupant as the vehicle deforms and absorbs energy; and reduce the occurrence of occupant contact with harmful interior surfaces and other occupants. Other audible signal characteristics. In addition, a change-of-status warning is required by the new ECE regulation No. Volvo, Toyota, Mazda, Ford and Jaguar Land Rover offer vehicles for sale in the U.S. with rear seat belt warning systems. Neither Euro NCAP or the ECE regulation require an audible warning for rear seats. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 directs NHTSA to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. This could be addressed by requiring a sequential logic system. The President of the United States communicates information on holidays, commemorations, special observances, trade, and policy through Proclamations. All of those manufacturers' rear seat belt warning systems use a display that is visible to the driver and indicates which rear seat belts are in use, as well as employing a change-of-status reminder that has visual and audible components. Would the warning be distinguishable from other alerts that are provided to the driver? Drivers do not need to be aware of road hazards and road conditions that may affect their vehicle. 0000008989 00000 n
Webpassenger using both unbelted 5th percentile female and unbelted 50th percentile male dummies in the rigid barrier crash tests at 30-mph. 04/28/2023, 858 NHTSA especially seeks any data related to these issues. [24] Toyota introduced rear seat belt warning systems in several MY 2017 vehicles and increased the number of equipped vehicles in MY 2018. Open for Comment, Applications for New Awards-American History and Civics Education National Activities Program, Economic Sanctions & Foreign Assets Control, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Salmonella in Not-Ready-To-Eat Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products, Authority To Order the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty To Address International Drug Trafficking, Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Current Driver's Seat Belt Warning Requirements, NHTSA Experience in the 1970s: Consumer Backlash Against Seat Belt Interlock and Subsequent Statutory Limitation on Belt Warning Requirements, IV. This information is not part of the official Federal Register document. The signal may also potentially prevent children from unbuckling their seat belts. 0000003170 00000 n
N. Lerner et al. documents in the last year, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Initiatives to Address Safety Belt Use, available at www.regulations.gov (docket NHTSA-2003-14621). Alternative warning systems. informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal If you wish Docket Management to notify you upon its receipt of your comments, enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the envelope containing your comments. 48. The current driver's belt warning requirements specify that a belt is not in use when, at the option of the manufacturer, either the seat belt latch mechanism is not fastened or the belt is not extended at least 10.16 centimeters (cm) (4 inches (in)) from its stowed position. that required NHTSA to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of several different types of enhanced seat belt warnings offered by a number of manufacturers. The report also noted that there are a wide range of initiatives . Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [hereinafter DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study], p. 1. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below. The new ECE regulation also specifies that a change-of-status audible warning component be 30 seconds long.[85]. 11. DOT HS 812 142. [82] Having an audible or longer-duration visual warning activate for an unoccupied seat (such as might be the case if the system did not have occupant detection) could be a nuisance for the driver and might either desensitize the occupants to the Start Printed Page 51084warning signal, or lead them to circumvent or defeat the system. Unable to pull the Mustang from underneath the semi, fire crews worked for nearly 30 minutes cutting away the top of the vehicle, as well as two of the doors, to free 19. Occupant detection systems are practical for the front outboard passenger seating position, as that passenger seat is not typically subject to as many of the potential complications to occupant detection posed by rear seats (such as large occupants spanning multiple seating positions). Euro NCAP and Start Printed Page 51086the revised ECE regulations do not have such specifications.
ORS 815.020 - Operation of unsafe vehicle Indicate which specific rule(s) led to your conclusion. Because the existing seat belt warning requirements in S7.3 apply only to the driver seat, they do not contemplate an occupant detection system (because, traditionally, driver seat occupancy could be assumed). PCMAG, 20 Nov. 2022 Across the state in 2021 the seat belt compliance rate was 93.5% but unbelted occupants still accounted for over half of those killed in traffic crashes, the release said. It also includes an audiovisual change-in-status warning. In Florida, immersion in water or fire as a result of a collision happens in less than ________ of all collisions annually. 89. occupants killed in traffic crashes in 2020 . of the issuing agency. We also note that school buses of all sizes offer passengers compartmentalization protection to reduce the risk of crash injury, even to the unbelted. Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM). WebUnbelted vehicle occupants reach 0 mph by striking the windshield, steering column and dashboard. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, p. 66; and IIHS Status Report Vol. Smith, Michael Abbott, Texas CDL Section 14 Special Requirements. Therefore, at 0 ms the car is impacting the wall. A.) In light of the Congressional directives concerning seat belt warnings, NHTSA has taken a variety of actions to research the effectiveness and acceptance of seat belt warnings. WebUnbelted vehicle occupants reach 0 mph by striking the windshield, steering column and dashboard. This study, which was completed in 2015, involved a telephone survey of the drivers of vehicles with and without rear seat belt warning systems. 12. The agency has presented a wide variety of different potential alert systems, all with different cost and effectiveness profiles, and is not at this time conducting a cost-benefit analysis on any particular approach. Further, in accordance with DOT Order 2100.6, NHTSA has determined that this rulemaking, should it lead to a mandate of rear seat belt systems, would qualify as an economically significant rule, as it would likely impose a total annual cost greater than $100 million; accordingly, NHTSA is using this ANPRM to solicit public feedback before proceeding with a proposed rule. 0000007371 00000 n
These measurements come from FMVSS No. on NARA's archives.gov. Should information about the reconnection of electrical components for any removable/stowable seats be placed in close proximity to the seat's electrical connection? approaching or upon the crest of a grade Passenger vehicles with one person and an Express Pass in Toll mode or a __________ is a type of drug that temporarily stimulates some vital process or organ in the body. Would that sound, perhaps augmented, serve as an effective notice to the driver that a rear-seat occupant had buckled the belt, or the lack of such sound indicate that a rear-seat occupant had not buckled the belt? See Figure 1. Unbelted vehicle occupants reach 0 mph by striking the windshield,steering column, and dashboard. 39-40, 61; Boyle & Lampkin, supra, pp. Impressing passengers. DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, supra, p. 39 (drivers); p. 45 (passengers). The report noted that many part-time users interviewed by NHTSAthe primary target group for the technologywere receptive to the new systems. 87. 68 FR 46262 (Aug. 5, 2003). ECE Regulation No. Would the triggering condition necessitate occupant detection? 0000013080 00000 n
The second level warning consists of a visual and audible signal activated for at least 30 seconds, not counting periods in which the warning may stop for up to 3 seconds. Occupant restraint use in 2017: Results from the NOPUS controlled intersection study (Report No. on establishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned Most currently-produced vehicles also have a seat belt warning for the front outboard passenger seat, although FMVSS No. The NHTSA estimates that ___% of the 11,510 drivers with a BAC of .01 or higher who were involved in fatal crashes had BAC levels at or above .08. 2 Of the children who were killed in a crash, 38% were not buckled up. Boyle & Lampkin, supra, p. iv. . This issue might predominantly affect minivans, which make up a small percentage of the fleet. As it continues with the proceeding required to be initiated by MAP-21, NHTSA seeks comment on a variety of issues related to amending FMVSS No. If the electrical connection is not reestablished, the warning system could malfunction or provide inaccurate information. 84. A seat belt warning can function either by alerting the driver that a rear seat belt is unbuckled, leaving it to the driver to request the rear passenger to buckle up; it can warn the rear passenger(s) directly that their belt is unbuckled; or it can warn both the driver and rear passenger(s). Unbelted occupants are overrepresented in fatal crashes.
Michigan No-Fault Parked Vehicle Exception: What You Need To We also seek comment on ways to propose performance requirements that provide manufacturers with the flexibility to design a warning system that is appropriate for each vehicle type. NHTSA's research suggests that there is an inherent trade-off between effectiveness and acceptability. Prior to 1974, NHTSA had promulgated a series of occupant protection regulations that, at various times, specified as compliance options various combinations of active and passive occupant crash protection, seat belt interlocks, and seat belt warnings. Would a deactivation feature only be needed for systems with a persistent audible warning? Motor vehicle safety is defined in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act as the performance of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in a way that protects the public against unreasonable risk of accidents occurring because of the design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle, and against unreasonable risk of death or injury in an accident, and includes nonoperational safety of a motor vehicle.[52] by the Education Department 64. 16, Revision 9 8.4.2.3.1; European New Car Assessment Programme Assessment ProtocolSafety Assist, 3.3.1.1. The system can determine whether any seats are occupied by an unbelted occupant, as opposed to simply notifying the driver which or how many belts, if any, are fastened. DOT HS 811 097. A seat belt warning was first required in 1971, when NHTSA sought to increase seat belt use by adopting occupant protection compliance options that included the use of a seat belt warning for the front outboard seating positions. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. NHTSA seeks comment on this issue, particularly on whether such electrical connection requirements should be proposed, and if so what they should be, and what types of seats they should be required for. NOPUS observations are made during daylight hours and are not necessarily representative of high-risk driving times when belt use may be lower. trailer
Please organize your comments so they appear in the same order as the topics to which they respond appear in this document. You may contact Ms. Carla Rush, Office of Crashworthiness Standards, Telephone: 202-366-4583, Facsimile: 202-493-2739 or Mr. John Piazza, Office of Chief Counsel, Telephone: 202-366-2992, Facsimile: 202-366-3820. Seat belt latch and webbing spool-out sensors are already used by many manufacturers to comply with the existing driver seat belt requirements. The agency received 26 comments. 36, 38. publication in the future. 65. This document has been published in the Federal Register. 0000015312 00000 n
If NHTSA were to propose requirements for a warning that is similar to existing seat belt warnings, should the warning be visual-only (e.g., a telltale displaying text or icons), audio-only, or audio-Start Printed Page 51083visual? To facilitate an effective warning that advances safety and is appropriate for diverse vehicle types and uses, NHTSA seeks comment on alternative cost-effective solutions that would alert the driver when a rear seat passenger buckles and/or unbuckles. Under the second option, when the key is turned to the on or start position, the vehicle must provide a visual warning for 4 to 8 seconds (regardless of whether the driver seat belt is fastened) and an audible warning lasting 4 to 8 seconds, if the driver seat belt is not in use. should verify the contents of the documents against a final, official A rear-belt warning system may therefore present potential wiring complexities, particularly in vehicles with removable, folding, rotating, or stowable seats. NHTSA-2001-9899, NHTSA-2002-13379, NHTSA-2003-14742, NHTSA-2003-15006, and NHTSA-2003-15156. NHTSA, therefore, seeks comment on the potential benefits and costs of the different types of rear seat belt warning system discussed in this notice, including those that provide a warning similar to the kinds of seat belt warnings that are provided in current-production vehicles in the United States or elsewhere in the world, as well as other potentially novel approaches. 18-20. If an audible warning requirement were adopted for the change-of-status warning, what should the minimum duration of an audible warning be? Accordingly, NHTSA encourages you to consult the guidelines in preparing your comments. For front seat belts, the assessment protocol requires both a visual and an audible warning signal.
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