BusinessNovember 8, 1999
BUSINESS MEMO: AIR BAG REGULATIONS
The government's plan to regulate air bags in future cars would avoid up to 95 percent of bag-caused deaths, officials said last week. Air bags have been blamed for 146 deaths mainly young, unbelted children and some shorter women -- in low-speed crashes they should have survived, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government credits air bags with saving more than 4,700 lives in serious, high-speed crashes...
The government's plan to regulate air bags in future cars would avoid up to 95 percent of bag-caused deaths, officials said last week.
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Air bags have been blamed for 146 deaths mainly young, unbelted children and some shorter women -- in low-speed crashes they should have survived, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government credits air bags with saving more than 4,700 lives in serious, high-speed crashes.
The federal agency's proposal would regulate air bags in cars beginning with model year 2003. The public has 60 days to comment on the plan. Officials expect to issue a final regulation in March.
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