NHTSA PROPOSED ROLLOVER ROOF CRUSH ACCIDENT STANDARD

Director of the Engineering Institute Steve Batzer (R) and Joan Claybrook president of Public Citizen speak about the new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) new roof strength standards, in regards to roll over accidents, calling them inadequate and weak, in Washington on November, 21 2005. Rollover crashes constitute only three percent of total vehicle crashes, yet they are responsible for one-third of all crash fatalities. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)