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The automobile manufacturers have known for almost 20 years that their SUVs are highly prone to rollover, and are not protective of occupants in such crashes, and are very dangerous to occupants of automobiles in two-car crashes, particularly front-to-side impact crashes
Automakers pledge to make SUVs safer Feb 14, 2003
Doctors should be calling on medical boards to better police their own and demanding reform of the insurance industry
Groups blame high insurance costs on docs Jan 09, 2003
After receiving nearly 200 comments and holding at least 20 meetings, NHTSA recommended the installation of a 'direct' system, which monitors the pressure of all four tires even when the car is stopped and provides drivers with comprehensive and accurate information
U.S. to require tire pressure sensors May 31, 2002
Without precise consumer information, auto manufacturers can continue to tell customers that more rollover-prone vehicles are safer than they really are
Today's Consumer: News you can use Feb 25, 2002
Joan Claybrook (born June 12, 1937) is an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981.
Claybrook grew up in the 1930s in Baltimore. She graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore in 1959. While working in Washington, she met Ralph Nader, and the two became close friends as they both worked on improving highway and auto safety. In 1966, she teamed up with Nader to successfully lobby for passage of the nation's first auto safety laws - the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Highway Safety Act. These acts empowered the government to establish safety standards for new vehicles and issue recalls for defective vehicles and parts.
Prior to her time with NHTSA, Claybrook ran Public Citizen's Congress Watch, worked for the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the National Traffic Safety Bureau, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.