On June 29, 2010, the agency published a Request for Comments (RFC) on the petition. Many in the child passenger safety community refer to the child restraint anchorage system as the LATCH system, an abbreviation of the phrase Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children. The term was developed by a group of manufacturers and retailers for use in educating consumers on the availability and use of the anchorage system and for marketing purposes. The regulations do not require seat belt warnings for any seating position other than the driver's seat. 90. Below we ask specific questions about potential specifications for visual and audible warnings, and, more generally, which of these NHTSA should propose for the rear seat belt warning system minimum requirements. This option has a target population which is substantially larger than the generic sled test, and is immediately available for implementation. NHTSA also seeks comment on the potential for false warnings, and how this might be addressed. The petitioners noted that primary enforcement laws typically do not cover rear seat occupants and asserted that studies have proven that warnings for rear seat belts significantly increase rear passenger seat belt use. 4092 81 The ECE regulations provide that the rear seat belt warning requirements will not apply to removable rear seats or to seats in a row in which there is a suspension seat until September 2022. . 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. 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). curve of a highway. 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. Is this an appropriate threshold? edition of the Federal Register. 0000010516 00000 n [Found in the docket for this ANPRM.]. Federal Register. 2015. 50. NHTSA also seeks comment on whether it should require or specify as a compliance option a rear seat belt warning that differs from the type of audio-visual warning that is currently required for the driver's seat belt. documents in the last year, 37 Charles J. Kahane. Each document posted on the site includes a link to the Section 31503 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (Pub. Would occupant detection be necessary for these systems? [29] 0000043267 00000 n Should information about the reconnection of electrical components for any removable/stowable seats be placed in close proximity to the seat's electrical connection? Foldable or stowable seats in the second row are not as prominent in minivans. If these vehicles can pass these Indicate which specific rule(s) led to your conclusion. [27] Collisions on city streets are largely at intersections because of lane changing, running or jumping lights. Of those who wore seat belts most of the time as drivers, only a small percentage said they wore them always (12%) or most of the time (21%) when riding in the rear. [93] 0000016204 00000 n The city of Provo in Utah, tats-Unis, has 44 public charging station ports (Level 2 and Level 3) within 15km. 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. Enhanced warnings therefore generally need to work in conjunction with an occupant detection system, and even this might not completely eliminate the possibilities of false warnings (for example, if a rear seat is occupied by a pet or groceries). The warning must be noticeable enough to prompt occupants to buckle their seat belts, but not so intrusive that the public does not accept the warning system, that an occupant will circumvent or disable it, or that the warning system could lead to driver distraction that could increase the risk of a crash.[98]. approaching or upon the crest of a grade FMVSS No. Triggering conditions. 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] Therefore, at 0 ms the car is impacting the wall. Docket No. Mazda MY 2019 CX-9, CX-5, 3, and 6 vehicles are equipped with rear seat belt reminder systems (SBRS), and Ford offers such systems on the Ranger. NHTSA seeks comment on the effectiveness of rear seat belt warning systems. The first is a large-sample national observational study on the effectiveness of front seat belt warnings. Harmonization with regulatory requirements or new car assessment programs in other markets. Should the warning be standardized, and would this increase the likelihood that consumers would notice, recognize, and respond to the warnings? If commenters believe that a proposed seat belt warning system would not meet the requirements and considerations of 49 U.S.C. This document also provides relevant background information, such as up-to-date information on rear seat belt warning systems that are currently available on some new motor vehicles. 0000042866 00000 n Because, unlike NOPUS, it is not observational, the MVOSS is not the best indicator of national belt use. One of the two collisions that happen in a crash is: The increase of speed is a squared relationship. Document Drafting Handbook 2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey, Volume 2, Seat Belt Report. In addition, you should submit a copy, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business information, to the docket at the address given above under ADDRESSES. In 2015 the agency completed an additional report on the effectiveness and consumer acceptance of rear seat belt warnings, based on a consumer survey. A.) [7] Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, supra, p. 1. The Committee also requested that the study consider potential legislative and regulatory actions to facilitate installation of devices to encourage seat belt use. This includes, among other things, a visual warning indicating any rear seating position in which a seat belt is unfastened. In this Issue, Documents The thrill of danger 75-76. documents in the last year, 1407 It directs the Secretary to either issue a final rule, or, if the Secretary determines that such an amendment does not meet the requirements and considerations of 49 U.S.C. Donna Glassbrenner & Marc Starnes. 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. 76. In particular, continuous buzzers and ignition interlocks annoyed many consumers to the point of their disabling or circumventing the systems. Although seat belt use has steadily increased over the past few decades, usage rates for rear belts have consistently fallen below those for the front seats. that required NHTSA to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of several different types of enhanced seat belt warnings offered by a number of manufacturers. NHTSA is considering proposing any of a variety of minimum requirements for a rear seat belt warning system. 30101 et seq. when you grip the steering wheel you should place your hands on the steering wheel at the 3 and 9 or 4 and 8 o'clock positions to allow room for air bags to deploy. Seat belt interlocks prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a seat belt. Occupant detection technology. Unattended vehicles are subject to be towed at the motor vehicle owners and/or operators sole expense and liability.. Your driving privilege will be canceled if you fail to comply with some portion of the Florida Statutes. The Effectiveness of Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder Systems Draft Report: Observational Field Data Collection Methodology and Findings. European New Car Assessment Programme Assessment ProtocolSafety Assist, 3.3. Such systems are also better able to appropriately target audible warnings or longer-duration visual warnings (enhanced warnings). documents in the last year, 19 The Public Inspection page may also . If your car was parked and un-occupied when it was damaged you must be 0000047389 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % NHTSA's research suggests that audible warnings in conjunction with visual warnings are generally more effective than text or icons alone, but are also more intrusive. 2015. Research has found that seat belts greatly reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal injuries, compared to the risk faced by unrestrained occupants. 4092 0 obj <> endobj A positive-only system would be the least technically complex of the three. 34. The vehicle-based strategies included encouraging vehicle manufacturers to voluntarily install enhanced seat belt warning systems; providing consumer information on vehicles equipped with enhanced warning systems as part of NCAP; and continued monitoring and assessment of the effectiveness and acceptability of enhanced seat belt warnings through research. 8. For example, NHTSA might provide recognition through NCAP for vehicles equipped with a rear seat belt warning system. corresponding official PDF file on govinfo.gov. DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, p. 1. Some of the reasons that your driving privilege could be revoked are _______. As discussed above, Congress enacted this restriction in 1974. 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? b) accurate observation. documents in the last year, 9 Occupant detection might present technological challenges, but would probably not be necessary for a positive-only warning system. a) a good level of attention The inside of a parked car can quickly reach unsafe temperatures, even on a mild day. 208, S7.3; this amendment would reflect MAP-21's repeal of the statutory limitation that was the basis for this provision. 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. [87] In the U.S., occupant detection is widely used in existing vehicles in the front outboard designated seating positions, either as part of an advanced air bag system, or as part of a voluntary seat belt warning system. Research has found that seat belts greatly reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal injuries, compared to the risk faced by unrestrained occupants. 30111, to submit a report to Congress describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. See Docket Nos. The ECE regulation uses similar thresholds, but lets the manufacturer choose either a speed, distance traveled, or a duration threshold. In Florida, in 2017, approximately _______ people died every day in alcohol-related crashes. 0000006317 00000 n 7. (2019, February). 0000046831 00000 n You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000, (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html. For example, NHTSA could specify use of the 6-year-old test dummy. Even those who normally wore their seat belts in the front seat were less inclined to wear their seat belts in the rear. What type of information should the warning convey? You may also see the comments on the internet. Seat belt warning systems encourage seat belt use by reminding unbuckled occupants to fasten their belts and/or by informing the driver that an occupant is unbelted, so that the driver can request the unbelted occupant to fasten their seat belt. [74] However, might it be preferable to delay the warning to a time when the warning could be given greater attention and, perhaps, the driver (or other occupant) is less distracted? In order to perform compliance testing on a rear seat belt warning system that uses occupant detection, should NHTSA use one or more of these dummies, or specify occupancy conditions based on one of these dummies? The belt was buckled before the occupant sat in the seat. [84] NOPUS observations are made during daylight hours and are not necessarily representative of high-risk driving times when belt use may be lower. Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML If you are using public inspection listings for legal research, you Seat belts are effective in most types of crashes. Passenger vehicles with more than one person. [65] 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. 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. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,, including any personal information provided. Volvo started offering rear seat belt warnings in its vehicles in 2009 and currently all its vehicle models are equipped with rear seat belt warnings. Amending FMVSS No. Traffic signals direct traffic flow from two different directions. Should the warning be visual-only, audible-only, or audio-visual? These included warning systems that had only the minimum features required by FMVSS No. This requires, among other things, that a federal motor vehicle safety standard be practicable, meet the need for motor vehicle safety, and be stated in objective terms. This considers respondents who reported that they Never or Rarely used a seat belt to be hard-core nonusers. developer tools pages. Chapter 301, Motor Vehicle Safety (49 U.S.C. [15] To read the comments on the internet, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Making the system resistant to intentional and inadvertent defeat. All of the above 04/28/2023, 153 The visual signal must be at least 60 seconds long. 0000047766 00000 n 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? Contrary to the agency's expectations, the initial vehicle introduction of these systems in the early 1970s was not well-received by the public. NHTSA-2010-0061-0002. For rear seats, only the first level warning is required, which consists of a visual warning that must be active for at least 60 seconds. NHTSA could also issue voluntary guidelines for manufacturers. 1. Attitudes which are predisposing you to risk are for, Both In response, the agency conducted a multi-phase research study (described below). https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-20644, MODS: Government Publishing Office metadata, https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/dot-information-dissemination-quality-guidelines, https://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdf. Your child should sit in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible. By definition, a motor vehicle crash must involve at least one motor vehicle in transport. In addition to a warning at the beginning of a trip, should there be a warning if a seat belt becomes unbuckled in the course of a trip (a change-of-status warning)? Euro New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)[2] These challenges may be greater or lesser depending on the rear seat configuration of the vehicle. [28] The agency received 26 comments. Content-Type: application/pdf 0000028596 00000 n 15. Should whether the warning is visual or audible depend on when the warning is given and what it is for (e.g., a visual warning at the beginning of the trip and an audible warning during the trip if a buckled belt becomes unfastened)? model year vehicles. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pp. 94. On the basis of the general solubility rules given in Table 7.1, predict which of the following substances are likely to be appreciably soluble in water. European New Car Assessment Programme Assessment ProtocolSafety Assist, Version 8.0.2, November 2017. Passenger vehicles with one person and an Express Pass in Toll mode or a You should submit your comments early enough to be received not later than November 26, 2019. A.) 2007. 84. 10. In some instances, a visual signal might be displayed as a telltale on the instrument panel or on the vehicle's information display screen. Although it is of no doubt that the use of seatbelt reduces the incidence and severity of MVC-induced TLJ injury, how it is protective for front-seat occupants of an automobile after rollover crashes is unclear. A student places a 2.50 gram sample of magnesium metal in a bottle and adds hydrochloric acid. [Found in the docket for this ANPRM.]. What is now the second option (S7.3(a)(2)) became effective in 1974 and has remained unchanged since then. 30111, NHTSA seeks comment on whether it should consider any non-regulatory approaches to address this issue. 32. If you are submitting comments electronically as a PDF (Adobe) file, NHTSA asks that the documents be submitted using the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process, thus allowing NHTSA to search and copy certain portions of your submissions. Only 66 percent of people who said they always wore seat belts while driving also said they always wore them as rear seat passengers. The President of the United States issues other types of documents, including but not limited to; memoranda, notices, determinations, letters, messages, and orders. The number of non-drivers surveyed was relatively small. 0000113571 00000 n "%z)MP dxY KrXs4g,JDa7/KEGb"Z>yd Gl/{v:tf\gipiUju}Ymt:zP:r0W T'gwSIHDW! C NHTSA also seeks comment on proposing multiple compliance options for the warning system requirements. 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. The agency's research has noted that no clear consensus exists about which warning system features are most acceptable,[70] NHTSA also seeks comment on warning systems that utilize occupant detection. 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. 16. For rear seat occupants, seat belts reduce the risk of fatality by 55 percent (for passenger cars) and 74 percent (for light trucks and vans).[1]. 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. 0000002926 00000 n 0000020009 00000 n documents in the last year, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration MAP-21 requires the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend FMVSS No. %%EOF The ______signals the driver to proceed with the presumed right of way while still using caution. 2015. If an audible warning requirement were adopted for the change-of-status warning, what should the minimum duration of an audible warning be? See also Buckling Up: Technologies to Increase Seat Belt Use. 16 will require a rear seat belt warning. For example, for the static suppression and low-risk deployment compliance options, FMVSS No. As part of the agency's seat belt interlock research program, we recently performed research on the development of a seat belt misuse detection system,[75] [39] 0000188740 00000 n It directs the Secretary to either issue a final rule, or, if the Secretary determines that such an amendment does not meet the requirements and considerations of 49 U.S.C. Some states with mandatory rear seat belt laws include rear-seat specific messaging in their media campaigns. Mark Freedman et al. We also seek comment on how to quantify the effectiveness of a rear seat belt warning system, including data related to this. NHTSA seeks comment on whether a proposed rear seat belt warning system would meet the requirements and considerations of 49 U.S.C. 0000042679 00000 n NHTSA especially seeks any data related to these issues. (D) in which the soil is relatively deficient in mineral nutrients. These are both legitimate questions and while it may seem For infants and toddlers in light trucks, the corresponding reductions are 58% and 59%, respectively. 25. 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. 4172 0 obj <>stream 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. DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, supra, p. 2; Transportation Research Board Study, supra, p. 8. This might be addressed by programming the system to require input from door or occupant sensors to verify that the driver is in the vehicle. regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of This feature is not available for this document. Volvo, Toyota, Mazda, Ford and Jaguar Land Rover offer vehicles for sale in the U.S. with rear seat belt warning systems. 70. establishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned 0000013109 00000 n We seek comment on whether the rear warning system should be required to include audible or visual warning features exceeding those currently required for the driver's seat belt warning (including the costs and benefits) and if so, what those features should be. DOT's guidelines may be accessed at. Motor vehicle safety standard means a minimum performance standard for motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment. [58] In order to earn bonus points, Euro NCAP requires the system to activate the change of status warning immediately at vehicle speeds over 25 km/h. How do I submit confidential business information? 99. 0000009615 00000 n Fifteen-passenger vans are classified as buses because they are designed for carrying more than ten persons. ECE Regulation No. A Proposed Rule by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 09/27/2019. IIHS reported that enhanced SBRSs are standard equipment for the driver and front passenger in 90 and 78 percent, respectively, of the 2013 vehicle models. Euro NCAP and Start Printed Page 51086the revised ECE regulations do not have such specifications. 41-42. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, p. 66; and IIHS Status Report Vol. Occupant detection is utilized by the advanced air bags to properly classify the occupant in the seat (e.g., child, adult, small-statured adult) so that the advanced frontal air bag systems can determine if and with what level of power the front air bag will inflate. [34] 0000003170 00000 n Please note that even after the comment closing date, we will continue to file relevant information in the docket as it becomes available. Webvehicle crash. provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. First, it repeals the statutory provision that prohibited NHTSA from requiring or specifying as a compliance option an audible seat belt warning lasting longer than 8 seconds. 12. [51] Should it be linked to the vehicle's speed and/or transmission position (e.g., forward or reverse, or other criteria), and if so, what should the criteria be, and why? 16. Operation of vehicle without approved material in windows. 3. According to data from NHTSA's National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), from 2006 to 2017, seat belt use was lower in the rear seat than in the front seat, ranging from a difference of 6.2 percent in 2007 (76.3% vs. 82.5%) to 15.6 percent in 2006 (64.8% vs. Such redesign would have to take into account visibility, interaction with existing signals and displays, available space on the instrument panel, and effectiveness, as well as other factors. With a positive-only system, the driver would need to determine how many rear seat occupants there are and then determine if that number equals the number of seat belts that are reported by the warning system as buckled. documents in the last year, by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. The petitioners provided a range of estimates for how much a rear seat belt warning system could increase rear belt use. Register documents. For example, NCAP evaluates the ability of an automatic emergency braking system to detect the presence of a vehicle and initiate braking without driver interaction in several different scenarios (e.g., lead vehicle slowing, lead vehicle stopped). Tinting. e. KCl\mathrm{KCl}KCl DOT HS 812 593). These markup elements allow the user to see how the document follows the Because MAP-21 removed the 8-second limitation, NHTSA may require longer-lasting audible warnings. You can arrange with the docket to be notified when others file comments in the docket. DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, supra, p. 21. To ensure that your comments are considered by the agency, make sure to submit them by the comment period deadline identified in the. 75. 24. 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

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