Vehicle Safety

Vehicle Safety
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 126
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ISBN-10 : 1422300579
ISBN-13 : 9781422300572
Rating : 4/5 (572 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Vehicle Safety by : JayEtta Z. Hecker (au)

Download or read book Vehicle Safety written by JayEtta Z. Hecker (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, 42,643 people were killed & more than 2.8 million people were injured in motor vehicle crashes. Efforts to reduce fatalities on the Nation's roadways include the Nat. Highway Trans. Safety Admin.'s (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Under this program, NHTSA conducts vehicle crash & rollover tests to encourage manufacturers to make safety improvements to new vehicles & provide the public with information on the relative safety of vehicles. This report examines: how NHTSA's NCAP crash tests vehicles, rates their safety, & reports the results to the public; how NHTSA's program compares to other programs that crash test vehicles & report results to the public; & the impact of the program & opportun. to enhance its effectiveness.


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