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Lawmakers, safety groups and industry warn NHTSA staffing cuts and slow rulemaking are hampering auto safety
Summary
At a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing, members and witnesses warned that staff losses and delayed rulemakings at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are slowing deployment of technologies that experts say would reduce roadway deaths and injuries.
At a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing, members of Congress, safety advocates and auto industry representatives said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is under-resourced and too slow to finalize rules that experts say would save lives.
Ranking Member Frank Pallone said the nation faces “almost 40,000” traffic deaths a year and that NHTSA needs staff and authority to complete rules Congress ordered in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. Dr. David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), described the United States as “in the middle of a road safety emergency,” pointing to…
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