From Transport Evolved.
American automakers – and to some extent automakers around the world – like to perpetuate the myth that consumers aren’t interested in buying smaller, more efficient vehicles, vehicles that are safer for other road users, use fewer resources, and make the world around us a little nicer.
But in the U.S. and Canada, a lot of the reasons behind automakers not making smaller vehicles comes from the fact that there aren’t very many regulations requiring them to do so.
That could change in the U.S. thanks to a new proposed rule change from NTHSA that would force automakers to make vehicles that are safer for pedestrians in the event of a crash.
Here’s the context and history behind why so many U.S. and Canadian vehicles are MASSIVE – and how you can get involved to make sure the U.S. proposed rule changing has an impact on the vehicles we get in the future.
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00:00 – Introduction
03:16 – A bit of history about vehicle standards
06:19 – US and Canadian vehicle standards
07:26 – Vulnerable road users
09:16 – Why are we talking about this now?
12:31 – The proposed new rule
16:54 – We Need You
18:46 – Conclusion
19:14 – Thanks and Credits
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Links:
Proposed New Rule:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2024-09/NPRM-pedestrian-head-protection-web-version.pdf
Comment page:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/19/2024-20653/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-pedestrian-head-protection-global-technical-regulation-no-9
Bill H.R. 9408:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9408/text
Contacting your Federal Representatives:
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Resources:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022437522000810
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15389588.2020.1805445
https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/new-study-suggests-todays-suvs-are-more-lethal-to-pedestrians-than-cars
https://doi.org/10.1080/15568310701359015
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Script: Kate Walton-Elliott, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Presenter: Kate Walton-Elliott
Editor, Colorist: Kate Walton-Elliott
Thumbnail Art: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
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