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WHAT'S IN STORE?
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Far-reaching US safety regulations have had their initial impact on car design—not least on British cars exported to the States. Commercial vehicles do not present such an urgent problem, but they certainly figure in American plans and these may influence other countries which are larger export markets for UK vehicles.
To give some idea of what is in mind, CM has extracted the following examples from the US Department of Transportation's legislation proposals circulated last year to interested bodies for comment:—
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, which would become effective January 1 1969 specifying performanos requirements, including friction, fade, and wear requirements, for brake linings for use in passenger cars, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers and motor-cycles.
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard specifying performance requirements for tires for use an multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, buses, and motorcycles. These requirements would include tire dimensions, bead unseating resistance, strength, endurance, load ratings, and labelling.
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard specifying performance requirements for the traction ability of tires for use on passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, buses and motorcycles. These requirements would include drive traction, braking traction, and lateral traction on various types of surfaces, such as concrete and asphalt, and surface conditions, such as dry, wet, ice, and slush, with particular emphasis on hydroplaning properties. Comments are also requested on requirements for tire handling properties, such as cornering stiffness. with consideration of tire composition, tread configuration and depth.
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard specifying performance requirements for rear underride guards to minimize the probability of injury to occupants of vehicles colliding with the rear of trucks, buses, and trailers.
Standard No. 103, issued January 31 1967 (32 FR 2410), requires provision of a windshield defrosting and defogging system on passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles. The Administrator is considering extending the applicability of the Standard, effective January 1 1969 to include trucks and buses.
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard requiring maximum speed control on passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses. and motorcycles. The Administrator requests maximum speed control performance requirements that would ensure reliability, correct operation, and the incorporation of fail-safe features without adversely affecting vehicle performance, and provide security against tampering. Comments are also requested regarding appropriate maximum speeds and whether the Standard should apply to emergency vehicles.
(32 FR 2414), specifies requirements for steering control systems on passenger cars that will minimize chest, neck, and facial injuries to the driver as a result of impact. The Administrator is considering extending the applicability of the Standard to include multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard specifying requirements for rates of energy absorption and crush characteristics on exterior impacts, including front side, and rear, for passenger cars, multipurpose Passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.
The Administrator is considering the issuance of a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, which would become effective January 1 1969 specifying windshield mounting and installation requirements for passenger cam, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses that would minimize the possibility of the windshield becoming dislodged upon impact and occupants being thrown from the vehicle through the windshield opening.
Standard No. 203, issued January 31 1967 132 FR 2416), specifies requirements for seat belt installations for passenger cars. The Administrator is considering extending the applicability of the standard to require seat belt installations in multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and the driver's seat position in buses.
Standard No. 210, issued January 31 1967 132 FR 24151, as amended June 30, 1967 132 FR 100721, specifies requirements for seat belt assembly anchorages for passenger cars to ensure proper location for effective occupant restraint and reduce the likelihood of failure in collisions. The Administrator is considering extending the applicability of the Standard, effective January 1 1969, to include multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and the driver's seat position in buses.