Content-Disposition: form-data; name="813326.pdf"; filename="813326.pdf" Rear seats are used in ways that complicate occupant detection. WebThe Michigan No-Fault parked vehicle exception provides that only under very specific circumstances will a car accident victim be entitled to No-Fault PIP benefits after being provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. [77] <<08FCF4AED071BB4AACC775D7A20B7BBA>]/Prev 670294/XRefStm 2926>> Issues on Which NHTSA Seeks Information From the Public, A. (C ) that has hot summers and cold winters. 68 FR 46262 (Aug. 5, 2003). WebIn 2020, 607 child passengers* ages 12 and younger were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, 1 and more than 63,000 were injured. Both 208 minimum requirements. The team's report, issued in 2003, observed that [d]espite the significant increases over the past twenty years, safety belt use in the United States falls short of that in some industrialized nations.[46] Your driving privilege will be canceled if you fail to comply with some portion of the Florida Statutes. NHTSA also seeks comment on removing the driver's seat belt warning audible signal duration upper limit. Should NHTSA propose one or more of these systems as requirements or compliance options? 4172 0 obj <>stream 101. Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim to be confidential business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If it mandates an audible warning, should NHTSA specify any additional audible warning characteristics (for example, a minimum/maximum sound level)? FMVSS No. The National Child Restraint Use Special Study found that only 13 percent of drivers reported reading the vehicle owner's manual. To what extent should we expect increased effectiveness and benefits for a system utilizing occupant detection compared to a system without such technology? publication in the future. documents in the last year, 19 The city of Provo in Utah, tats-Unis, has 44 public charging station ports (Level 2 and Level 3) within 15km. 16, Revision 9 8.4.4.2. Seat belts reduce the risk of fatality for rear outboard occupants by 54 percent (passenger cars) and 75 percent (light trucks and vans), and for center occupants, by 58 percent (passenger cars) and 75 percent (light trucks and vans).[10]. See also Buckling Up: Technologies to Increase Seat Belt Use. However, even these sensors could be defeated by pulling out additional webbing and clipping it off to prevent retraction; or. 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. It has also been pointed out that the research on seat belt use and acceptability among drivers may not be representative of situations where multiple passengers are present and that further evaluation is warranted on the annoyance and acceptance of seat belt warnings. 19. 208 to provide a safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear seat. 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. The rear warning systems in these vehicles had a visual warning on start-up and an audio-visual change of status warning. SAE Technical Paper 950865, International Congress and Exposition, Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit, Michigan, Feb. 27-March 2 (1995). documents in the last year, 84 9 Madison, WI 53705 - Wisconsin Department of Transportation Should the criteria Start Printed Page 51085take into account the presence of child restraint systems? 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. DOT HS 812 369. Euro NCAP does not specify that occupant detection for rear seats is needed in order to obtain bonus points. 0000188740 00000 n Enhanced warning systems utilize warnings that are relatively longer-lasting or have an audible component beyond the minimum FMVSS No. N. Lerner et al. [28] beer are ______. WebUnbelted vehicle occupants reach 0 mph by striking the windshield, steering column and dashboard. 208 to require a seat belt warning system for rear seats on passenger cars and MPVs with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less. In this Issue, Documents We will consider all comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES. Euro NCAP specifies that, if there is no occupant detection, only a 60 second visual signal is needed for the rear warning in order to earn bonus points, and the new ECE regulation also only requires a 60 second visual signal for the rear warning. WebFor the optimization with the unbelted driver, only the 0 condition was used as a constraint in the optimization. An optimized warning system balances effectiveness and annoyance, so that the warning is noticeable enough that the occupants will be motivated to fasten their belts, but not so intrusive that an occupant will circumvent or disable it or the public will not accept it. 75-76. 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. The Public Inspection page To test whether an air bag system either suppresses or properly deploys the front outboard passenger air bag in the presence of a child or small-stature individual, NHTSA tests the air bag system with a variety of different dummies. 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). the Federal Register. Explain why you agree or disagree, suggest alternatives, and substitute language for your requested changes. [Found in the docket for this ANPRM.]. 10. 2009. Your child should sit in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible. We seek comment on the technological and economic challenges that might be posed by different types of warning systems, including the type of equipment and re-design they might necessitate. 62. 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. 18-20. A sequential logic system would require that the belt be buckled after the seat has been occupied in order for the system to recognize the seat belt as being buckled; An occupant buckles the seat belt behind themselves. 33. [44] Webvehicle crash. 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. 0000003534 00000 n 0000031738 00000 n 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. 0000009731 00000 n Further, some people may submit late comments. When prescribing such standards, the Secretary must consider all relevant, available motor vehicle safety information. 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). 18. model year vehicles. S4.2.6 (with the exception of some options). documents in the last year. 0000010422 00000 n 26. 0000116003 00000 n FMVSS No. Mark Freedman et al. FALSE You may Start Printed Page 51077send mail to these officials at: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Alternative warning systems. Belt use criteria. Should NHTSA retain these criteria to determine if a rear seated occupant is belted, and if not, what should the criteria be, and why? 0000020009 00000 n c. PbSO4\mathrm{PbSO}_4PbSO4 22. [49] 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. 3, April 25, 2019, p. 5. NHTSA seeks comment on the effectiveness of rear seat belt warning systems. 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. See S571.3. There are, of course, a variety of other ways the warning system might be intentionally or inadvertently circumvented. This feature is not available for this document. 16, Revision 9. 0000184582 00000 n Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [hereinafter DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study], p. 1. The thrill of danger The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Who should the signal warnthe driver, the rear passenger(s), or both? VEHICLE that agencies use to create their documents. documents in the last year, by the Environmental Protection Agency [64] documents in the last year, 1008 and that the data regarding acceptance so far are limited, subjective, and anecdotal.[71] True Modern vehicles are designed to crush when they crash to absorb NOPUS is the only nationwide probability-based observational survey of seat belt use in the United States. Your comments must not be more than 15 pages long. on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection [9] 0000001958 00000 n The third report summarized and extended the analyses from the previous two reports. 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. Would a deactivation feature only be needed for systems with a persistent audible warning? Below we seek comment on possible sample selection bias (because these survey respondents were drivers of vehicles equipped with rear seat belt warning systems). [47] NHTSA also seeks comment on whether and to what extent any proposed requirements might (or should) be based upon or differ from other regulatory requirements (such as ECE requirements) or consumer information programs (such as Euro NCAP). We seek comment on what vehicle types should be included and excluded, including the costs and benefits of inclusion. Initiatives to Address Safety Belt Use, available at www.regulations.gov (docket NHTSA-2003-14621). 0 ms: the first impact During crash tests, the time is measured from the initial impact. Operation of vehicle without approved material in windows. See infra, Part V. 46. 0000013419 00000 n 13. We seek comment on these concerns, as well as other concerns. A single-trip manual activation refers to a feature that allows the driver to acknowledge a visual or audio signale.g., with a press of a buttonand not continue seeing or hearing it. NHTSA initiated a rulemaking proceeding in 2013, and as it continues with this proceeding NHTSA is seeking public comment on a variety of issues related to a requirement for a rear seat belt warning system. Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official In addition, you should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business information, to the Docket at the address given above.
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