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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 8, 2005
Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a review process to increase utilization of child dummies in motor vehicle safety tests.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) supplement ongoing consumer information programs relating to child safety with information regarding hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash accident situations; (2) submit a report to Congress on the extent to which driver visibility of the area surrounding light passenger vehicles and obstructions to such visibility affect pedestrian safety in nontraffic, noncrash situations; (3) report to Congress on enhanced vehicle safety technologies, including auto-reverse functions; and (4) maintain and make public a database of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles.
People & committees
Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R–OH
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2262-2266)
Introduced in Senate
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