We have a crisis of roadway deaths, and it's even worse among vulnerable road users like pedestrians. This proposed rule will ensure that vehicles will be designed to protect those inside and outside from serious injury or death.
It will bring American standards more in line with global leaders in Europe and Asia, who in many cases have traffic fatality rates that are a fraction of ours.
Regulators say their proposal would establish new test procedures that simulate a head-to-hood impact, along with performance requirements to minimize the risk of head injury.
The agency estimates that could save 67 lives each year.
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