Rae Tyson
Rae Tyson
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Quite frankly, the scores are continuing to the point where it's rare for a vehicle not to get a four-star rating in a crash test. It speaks to the fact that cars are safer now than they have ever been, but it also speaks to the fact that we have to update our crash test programs, particularly for side impacts, which we are in the process of doing.
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It's the safe thing to do until they can bring in adequate supplies of replacement parts.
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Congress has given us the authority to set safety standards. We're merely restating our authority. We're the agency that sets standards. Our standards are not minimum standards.
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The beauty of the current approach to school bus safety ... is that it doesn't require kids to do anything but be in their seats. If you introduce seat belts, there has to be someone making sure the kids are buckled in.
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It just doesn't make sense to us to address one safety problem and along the way create a new one.
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They certainly suggest an agency that is very, very committed to improving highway safety.
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We have no comment on it until we're ready to release it. It's still a fluid process at this point. We look forward to significant fuel savings without sacrificing safety or doing harm to the American economy.
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There are certain types of crashes where SUVs may provide you with some type of protection but you have to look at the overall safety record.
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We set a standard that provides tremendous benefits without compromising safety or causing severe economic damage to the auto manufacturers.
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I think there is a segment of the buying public that may be buying them with the false impression that they are buying the safest vehicle they can for their families.
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We just thought we should get the word out there in the meantime.
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The privacy issue permeates this whole rule-making issue.
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We felt this was large enough to send a message.
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The roof crush standard is a proposal and we'll certainly take all comments into account when we write the final regulation.