Saturday, May 10, 2008

Ralph Nader to protest industry influence of NHTSA

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From Canadian Driver.Com:

Washington, DC - The Nader/Gonzalez presidential campaign announced that it will protest the auto industry’s takeover of the federal auto safety agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), that Ralph Nader was instrumental in creating in 1966. The protest will take place in front of the NHTSA in Washington, DC on Thursday May 8, 2008 at 12 noon. Ralph Nader plans to attend the protest.

Nader said the NHTSA is about to implement a weak auto industry approved roof crush safety rule that would preempt state action. If the preemption rule takes effect, victims of roof crush accidents would not be able to seek justice in state courts under the 200-year old product liability common law.

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