Using a seat belt is one of the most effective actions a motor vehicle occupant can take to prevent death and injury in a crash. Would the triggering condition necessitate occupant detection? As explained below, this provision was amended in 2012 by MAP-21. 32 FR 2408, 2415 (Feb. 3, 1967) (initial Federal motor vehicle safety standards). Volvo, Toyota, Mazda, Ford and Jaguar Land Rover offer vehicles for sale in the U.S. with rear seat belt warning systems. If NHTSA were to propose requirements for a warning that is similar to existing seat belt warnings, should the warning be visual-only (e.g., a telltale displaying text or icons), audio-only, or audio-Start Printed Page 51083visual? Of those who wore seat belts most of the time as drivers, only a small percentage said they wore them always (12%) or most of the time (21%) when riding in the rear. B.) 208 for compliance testing of low-risk deployment and suppression air bag systems? NHTSA has granted the petition. Unattended vehicles shall be parked with the drivers side facing the aircraft and so it will not interfere with aircraft being towed or taxied. Repeated violations are cause for disciplinary action, which may include suspension and/or dismissal.5. Seat belts will be worn by all occupants, at all times.6. 12. The standard took effect in 1968 and from its inception required seat belts in passenger cars. 7. On the basis of the general solubility rules given in Table 7.1, predict which of the following substances are likely to be appreciably soluble in water. a. Ba(NO3)2\mathrm{Ba}\left(\mathrm{NO}_3\right)_2Ba(NO3)2 60. 57. legal research should verify their results against an official edition of A rear-belt warning system may therefore present potential wiring complexities, particularly in vehicles with removable, folding, rotating, or stowable seats. The Effectiveness of Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder Systems Draft Report: Observational Field Data Collection Methodology and Findings. All of these manufacturers' rear seat belt warning systems use a display that is visible to the driver and indicates which rear seat belts are in use, as well as employing a change-of-status reminder that has visual and audible components. This seat belt warning option required audible and visible warning signals that lasted for as long as the occupant was unbelted, the ignition was on, and the transmission was in forward or reverse. 49. Removing the Driver's Seat Belt Warning Audible Signal Duration Upper Limit. 0000031442 00000 n Euro NCAP and Start Printed Page 51086the revised ECE regulations do not have such specifications. Furthermore, when any seat belt experiences a change of status at vehicle speeds above 25 km/h, an audiovisual signal is required; the requirements for this warning are the same as for the seat belt reminder. 04/28/2023, 153 A sequential logic system would require that the belt be buckled after the seat has been occupied in order for the system to recognize the seat belt as being buckled; An occupant buckles the seat belt behind themselves. 0000047310 00000 n 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]. Operation of vehicle without approved material in windows. The new ECE regulation specifies a first level 30 second visual warning and second level 30 second audiovisual warning for the front seats and a 60 second visual signal for the rear seats. documents in the last year, 37 4092 81 documents in the last year, 19 Information about this document as published in the Federal Register. NHTSA also seeks comment on the technological and economic feasibility of alternative rear seat belt warning systems. Fifteen-passenger vans are classified as buses because they are designed for carrying more than ten persons. That law requires DOT to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend FMVSS No. If you are using public inspection listings for legal research, you However, many of the technologies discussed in this ANPRM are currently in use, either for front seat passengers or, in more limited models, rear seat passengers. John M. Boyle & Cheryl Lampkin. 0000101538 00000 n Should the warning be visual-only, audible-only, or audio-visual? to submit a report to Congress describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard. [39] [69] 33. 208, S7.3; this amendment would reflect MAP-21's repeal of the statutory limitation that was the basis for this provision. [18] Euro NCAP specifies that a change-of-status audible warning must be 30 seconds long in order to receive bonus points. Passenger vehicles with one person and an Express Pass in Toll mode or a The greatest difference in health between two groups of plants of the same species, one group with mycorrhizae and one group without mycorrhizae, would be in an environment It directs the Secretary to either issue a final rule, or, if the Secretary determines that such an amendment does not meet the requirements and considerations of 49 U.S.C. 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). These amendments were codified at 49 U.S.C. Consumer acceptance of any eventual seat belt warning requirements is an important consideration, given the potential safety benefits of rear seat belt warnings, the history of seat belt warning technologies, and the fact that consumers have not yet had widespread exposure to rear seat belt warnings. 15. Negative-only and full-status systems would provide more direct information to the driver, but might be more technically complex. insomnia. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, p. 66; and IIHS Status Report Vol. 0000003534 00000 n NHTSA could also issue voluntary guidelines for manufacturers. If the docket receives a comment too late for us to consider in developing a final rule (assuming that one is issued), we will consider that comment as an informal suggestion for future rulemaking action. One scenario is when the driver uses a remote engine starter so that the initial warning activates before the driver (and perhaps the rear seat occupants) are in the vehicle. :Z_. The Euro NCAP protocol for Safety Assist systems describes which features a seat belt reminder must have to qualify for extra points. For example, the system could indicate how many or which rear seat belts are in use (a positive-only system); how many or which rear seat belts are not in use (a negative-only system); or how many or which rear seat belts are in use and how many or which rear seat belts are not in use (a full-status system). NHTSA's research (for front seat belt Start Printed Page 51087warnings) suggests that longer-duration warnings are more effective, but also more annoying. Without a rear seat belt warning, the driver must turn around to ascertain whether a rear seat occupant is using a seat belt (or ask the occupant); in some vehicles, belt use may not be evident to the driver, even if he or she turned around, due to line-of-sight limitations. 208 specifies multiple performance tests using 1-, 3-, and 6-year-old Anthropomorphic Test Devices (test dummies) both in and out of a Child Restraint System (CRS). 62. In Florida, in 2017, approximately _______ people died every day in alcohol-related crashes. Safety Belt and Helmet Use in 2002Overall Results. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 (MAP-21) directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 04/28/2023, 858 For rear seat occupants, seat belts reduce the risk of fatality by 55 percent (for passenger cars) and 74 percent (for light trucks and vans).[1]. Euro NCAP specifies that, if there is no occupant detection, only a 60 second visual signal is needed for the rear warning in order to earn bonus points, and the new ECE regulation also only requires a 60 second visual signal for the rear warning. (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.) For example, it may be technically challenging for an occupant detection system to recognize a large occupant spanning multiple seating positions as a single occupant rather than two occupants. [12] Euro New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)[2] If your car was parked and un-occupied when it was damaged you must be [76] In 2010, the agency published a Request for Comments (RFC) on the petition. 0000043729 00000 n Drivers should not be influenced by friends or peer groups when driving and should make their own decisions in regard to driving habits. If these vehicles can pass these better and aid in comparing the online edition to the print edition. It directs the Secretary to either issue a final rule, or, if the Secretary determines that such an amendment does not meet the requirements and considerations of 49 U.S.C. [72] headings within the legal text of Federal Register documents. Akamatsu, M., Hashimoto, H., and Shimaoka, S., Assessment Method of Effectiveness of Passenger Seat Belt Reminder, SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-0050, 2012, doi:10.4271/2012-01-0050. documents in the last year, 887 If so, what should the criteria be? [22] Each document posted on the site includes a link to the by the Education Department PCMAG, 20 Nov. 2022 Across the state in 2021 the seat belt compliance rate was 93.5% but unbelted occupants still accounted for over half of those killed in traffic crashes, the release said. that agencies use to create their documents. Nearly two-thirds rated the reminders acceptable, and approximately 80 percent thought that they would be effective.[100]. We also seek comment on the costs and benefits of different types of warnings. NHTSA requests any data or studies concerning the effectiveness of rear seat belt warnings. The belt was buckled before the occupant sat in the seat. This option has a target population which is substantially larger than the generic sled test, and is immediately available for implementation. 27. 0000013080 00000 n 2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey, Volume 2, Seat Belt Report. Document page views are updated periodically throughout the day and are cumulative counts for this document. FMVSS No. A student places a 2.50 gram sample of magnesium metal in a bottle and adds hydrochloric acid. 19. NHTSA seeks comment on the effectiveness of rear seat belt warning systems. 04/28/2023, 244 NHTSA has, over time, used a variety of strategies to increase seat belt use, including sponsoring national media campaigns, providing assistance to states enacting seat belt use laws and high-visibility enforcement campaigns, and facilitating or requiring vehicle-based strategies. Donna Glassbrenner & Marc Starnes. Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status. NHTSA could potentially establish criteria in NCAP for rear seat belt warning systems as it does for other vehicle safety features. Transportation Research Board Study, p. 9. 2015. when you grip the steering wheel you should place your hands on the steering wheel at the 3 and 9 or 4 and 8 o'clock positions to allow room for air bags to deploy. 61. The agency received 26 comments. These challenges may be greater or lesser depending on the rear seat configuration of the vehicle. 0000003404 00000 n 18-20. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [hereinafter DOT 2009 Belt Warning Study], p. 1. 35. The most frequently recorded BAC level among drinking drivers in fatal crashes was ___. Occupant restraint use in 2017: Results from the NOPUS controlled intersection study (Report No. 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. Please note that pursuant to the Data Quality Act, in order for substantive data to be relied on and used by NHTSA, it must meet the information quality standards set forth in the OMB and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines. 0000045181 00000 n 84. Road rage is the term used to refer to physical assaults that result from a traffic dispute. (D) in which the soil is relatively deficient in mineral nutrients. 101. 4172 0 obj <>stream At the same time, such vehicles could be at least as likely, if not more likely, to have rear occupants. Initiatives to Address Safety Belt Use, available at www.regulations.gov (docket NHTSA-2003-14621). daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov will remain an unofficial 16. All of those manufacturers' rear seat belt warning systems use a display that is visible to the driver and indicates which rear seat belts are in use, as well as employing a change-of-status reminder that has visual and audible components. 0000045506 00000 n 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. Starting in September 2019, the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. Are there situations when the warning at a low speed would result in an unnecessary or unwanted warning, and how frequently would such situations occur? The vehicle-based strategies included encouraging vehicle manufacturers to voluntarily install enhanced seat belt warning systems; providing consumer information on vehicles equipped with enhanced warning systems as part of NCAP; and continued monitoring and assessment of the effectiveness and acceptability of enhanced seat belt warnings through research. Seat belt warning systems encourage seat belt use by reminding unbuckled occupants to fasten their belts and/or by informing the driver that an occupant is unbelted, so that the driver can request the unbelted occupant to fasten their seat belt. This document has been published in the Federal Register. NHTSA especially seeks any data related to these issues. Docket No. The seat belt and/or occupant detection sensors utilized by the rear warning system in vehicles with removable rear seats are intentionally disconnected. f. Hg2Cl2\mathrm{Hg}_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2Hg2Cl2 In accordance with MAP-21, in early 2013, NHTSA initiated a rulemaking proceeding when it submitted for public comment a Start Printed Page 51078proposal to undertake a study regarding the effectiveness of existing rear seat belt warning systems. Rear seat warning systems that employ occupant detection have potential advantages over systems that do not utilize it.