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additional information seeking
We will be seeking additional information from the manufacturer before we go any further.
word
We just thought we should get the word out there in the meantime.
cherokee complaint gotten grand looking month scope
We do have a lot more complaint now than we did a month ago. We are looking into the Jeep Grand Cherokee 1995-1999. The scope of the investigation has not changed...but we have gotten many more complaints.
care
We don't care how they get there as long as they get there.
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We're confident that we went through a very rigorous process in writing the final light truck standard and we're confident that it will get upheld in court.
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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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The roof crush standard is a proposal and we'll certainly take all comments into account when we write the final regulation.
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The results are remarkably similar that when you repeal a helmet law, you can expect an increase in fatalities and you can expect an increase in medical costs.
complaints-and-complaining crashes total
We have a total of 428 complaints, but no crashes or injuries.
defect determined whether
We have not determined whether or not there is a defect in the first place,
agency authority congress given merely minimum safety sets standards
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.
causes cognitive conversation
It's the cognitive distraction of the conversation that causes problems.
address along create problem safety
It just doesn't make sense to us to address one safety problem and along the way create a new one.