From National Review Online's Planet Gore:
Testifying before Congress this week about Toyota and NHTSA’s alleged dereliction in recalling vehicles with sticky accelerator pedals will be "safety expert" Joan Claybrook of Public Citizen. (My note: She just retired.) As NHTSA administrator in the late 1970s, Claybrook spearheaded a campaign to mandate front-seat air bags, despite industry studies that showed they would kill small children. Sixty-five kids died as a result (Toyota's sticky pedals are alleged to have caused 19 deaths).
A true liberal, Claybrook just told the committee that the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration "needs a lot more money." For "fixes" like airbags?
Technorati tags: politics automobiles cars auto news Congress toyota government
No comments:
Post a Comment