Posted On: July 21, 2010
Auto Manufacturers Lobby Against New Laws to Strengthen the Federal Safety Agency
Christopher Jensen reports in the NY Times that auto manufacturers are working against proposals to provide more authority and resources to the NHTSA, the federal auto safety agency. The agency has long been hobbled with inadequate resources. The maxiumum fine that can be levied against manufacturers for violating the safety act is not sufficient to provide any deterrence. Bills in Congress would be enhance consumer auto safety.
