However, even these sensors could be defeated by pulling out additional webbing and clipping it off to prevent retraction; or. 208 currently requires a driver's seat belt warning with an audible warning lasting between four and eight seconds. Rear seats are frequently used for child restraint systems attached by a child restraint anchorage system, or LATCH. on Webpassenger using both unbelted 5th percentile female and unbelted 50th percentile male dummies in the rigid barrier crash tests at 30-mph. i?J?C$If 'QHv3Sl1. Seat belt warnings for front outboard passenger seats (which are not required by FMVSS No. Passenger vehicles with one person and an Express Pass in Toll mode or a See, e.g., DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, supra, pp. informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal You may also see the comments on the internet. DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study, p. 1. 9. h. Cr2S3\mathrm{Cr}_2 \mathrm{~S}_3Cr2S3. When you send a comment containing information claimed to be confidential business information, you should include a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our confidential business information regulation (49 CFR part 512). Li, R., Pickrell, T.M. As it continues with this proceeding, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeks comment on a variety of issues related to a requirement for a rear seat belt warning system, including potential requirements for such systems, the vehicles to which they should apply, their effectiveness, the likely consumer acceptance, and the associated costs and benefits. The agency's 2015 Survey of Principal Drivers of Vehicles with a Rear Seat Belt Reminder System found that a change of status warning is effective in getting passengers to refasten their seat belt. Such systems are also better able to appropriately target audible warnings or longer-duration visual warnings (enhanced warnings). For the front seats the seat belt reminder system is required to have a 2-level approach. 0000045887 00000 n Unable to pull the Mustang from underneath the semi, fire crews worked for nearly 30 minutes cutting away the top of the vehicle, as well as two of the doors, to free See Donna Glassbrenner. For example, for the static suppression and low-risk deployment compliance options, FMVSS No. Chapter 301, Motor Vehicle Safety (49 U.S.C. A rear-belt warning system may therefore present potential wiring complexities, particularly in vehicles with removable, folding, rotating, or stowable seats. on NARA's archives.gov. Should the warning be visual-only, audible-only, or audio-visual? Please identify comments by the number with which the relevant topic is associated in this document. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [hereinafter DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study], p. 1. (MAP-21 also repeals a statutory provision that prohibited NHTSA from requiring or specifying as a compliance option an audible seat belt warning lasting longer than 8 seconds.) SABs are being offered as standard or optional equipment on many new passenger vehicles. 208 to require seat belt warnings for any of the passenger seating positions. We especially seek comment on whether a rear seat belt warning should be required for high-occupancy vehicles such as 15-passenger vans, large sport utility vehicles, school buses, and large trucks and vans with a GVWR less than or equal to 4,536 kg (10,000 lb).[86]. approaching or upon the crest of a grade NHTSA seeks comment on what types of rear seat belt warnings consumers would accept. As a result of the strong negative consumer reaction, Congress adopted a provision, as part of the Motor Vehicle and School Bus Safety Amendments of 1974, prohibiting the agency from prescribing a motor vehicle safety Start Printed Page 51081standard that required, or permitted as a compliance option, seat belt interlocks or audible seat belt warnings lasting longer than eight seconds. A long-term deactivation may only be effectuated by a sequence of operations that are detailed only in the manufacturer's technical manual or which require tools that are not provided with the vehicle. 0000019826 00000 n Transportation Research Board Study, supra, pp. 0000043729 00000 n documents in the last year, 37 [47] For a _____ conviction of a DUI you could pay a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000. Donna Glassbrenner & Marc Starnes. 2009. Also, the first level warning for rear seats can be dismissed by the driver. 0000104337 00000 n Paul Schroeder & Melanie Wilbur. WebBased on an analysis of seat belt wearing rates among crash involved and non-crash involved drivers in Norway it is estimated that unbelted drivers have 8.3 times the fatal crash risk and 5.2 times the serious injury crash risk of belted drivers. Provo, Utah EV Charging Stations Info | ChargeHub Lives Saved Calculations for Seat Belts and Frontal Air Bags. 40. 30. Relevant information about this document from Regulations.gov provides additional context. Even those who normally wore their seat belts in the front seat were less inclined to wear their seat belts in the rear. Since it would only need to detect whether a seat belt is in use, it would require seat belt latch or webbing spool-out sensors (assuming no defeat sensing was required). This is a national telephone survey periodically conducted by NHTSA. model year vehicles. NEVADA Strategic Highway Safety Plan - Zero Fatalities The second level warning consists of a visual and audible signal activated for at least 30 seconds, not counting periods in which the warning may stop for up to 3 seconds. Please organize your comments so they appear in the same order as the topics to which they respond appear in this document. For example, among drivers of vehicles with a rear seat belt warning, approximately 80 percent were satisfied with the system and 65 percent reported that the rear seat belt warning made it easier to encourage rear seat passengers to buckle up. The rele- Search for an answer or ask Weegy. DOT HS 812 594). How many moles of magnesium were used in this reaction? In response, NHTSA amended FMVSS No. While every effort has been made to ensure that When the ignition or master control switch is deactivated for more than 30 minutes and activated again, a short-term deactivated safety-belt reminder must reactivate. 66. to submit a report to Congress describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard. NHTSA also seeks comment on the potential for false warnings, and how this might be addressed. 0000010422 00000 n This does not include respondents who indicated that they never drive. Impact and crash calculations are conducted at Porsche Seatbelt anchorage any 0 - 50 using the LS-Dyna 3D Finite Element Program. a) convicted of DUI In addition to a warning at the beginning of a trip, should there be a warning if a seat belt becomes unbuckled in the course of a trip (a change-of-status warning)? NEW REQUIREMENTS AND SOLUTIONS F. Porsche 70. 0000009615 00000 n If you wish to submit any information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim to be confidential business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Survey of Principal Drivers of Vehicles with a Rear Seat Belt Reminder System. Impressing passengers. documents in the last year, by the Environmental Protection Agency 208 is this statutory limitation. 0000009731 00000 n DOT 2007 Acceptability Study, supra, p. 41. 14. The ___ signals the driver to stop behind the limit or crosswalk line before the intersection, Turn lanes are specifically designated lanes in the roadway for turning either right or left. 19. Alternatives to a visual warning (telltale) on vehicle start-up could include an audible signal, either electronic or mechanical, or a haptic warning (e.g., steering wheel or seat vibration). In 2007, Public Citizen and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety petitioned NHTSA to amend FMVSS No. VEHICLE 12. The sole basis for the 8-second maximum duration in FMVSS No. [33] In addition, rear seats may be less well-defined than most front seats, which could make it more challenging for a sensor to define seat occupancy accurately. [54] Transportation Research Board Study, supra, p. 40. 60. documents in the last year, 83 Seat belts reduce the risk of fatality for rear outboard occupants by 54 percent (passenger cars) and 75 percent (light trucks and vans), and for center occupants, by 58 percent (passenger cars) and 75 percent (light trucks and vans).[10]. 16 will require a rear seat belt warning. NHTSA also seeks comment on proposing multiple compliance options for the warning system requirements. Removing the Driver's Seat Belt Warning Audible Signal Duration Upper Limit. DOT HS 810 975. Enhanced warning systems. documents in the last year, by the Food Safety and Inspection Service Learn more here. We also seek comment on whether we should propose requiring a single-trip manual deactivation of the seat belt warning system once the minimal signal performance requirements are met, which might diminish the likelihood of circumvention. The occupant is repositioned to a location within the air bag deployment path just prior to deployment by a pre-impact or at-impact event. Triggering conditions. the most extreme example of aggressive driving is called: No passing to the left shall be done when, Both NHTSA, therefore, seeks comment on the potential benefits and costs of the different types of rear seat belt warning system discussed in this notice, including those that provide a warning similar to the kinds of seat belt warnings that are provided in current-production vehicles in the United States or elsewhere in the world, as well as other potentially novel approaches. If you hit an unoccupied vehicle, you want to handle the situation as if there was a driver present. For example, should NTHSA propose requirements for the color of the telltale, required text, pictorial vs. alphanumeric, or whether it flashes? 32 FR 2408, 2415 (Feb. 3, 1967) (initial Federal motor vehicle safety standards). Although seat belt use has steadily increased over the past few decades, usage rates for rear belts have consistently fallen below those for the front seats. documents in the last year, 1471 208 to provide a safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear seat. NHTSA seeks comment on whether the warning should be visible to the driver, the rear passenger(s), or both. Seat belts are effective in most types of crashes. [95], NHTSA has conducted a variety of research relating to the effectiveness of in-vehicle seat belt warnings. edition of the Federal Register.