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Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 1998 news
and information archive. The mission of the NHTSA is to
reduce deaths, injuries & economic losses resulting
from motor vehicle crashes by setting & enforcing
safety standards for motor vehicles. Grants are awarded
to states to help them organize, develop & implement
highway safety programs. Want to know if your vehicle has
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PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM JANUARY 1998
 Cellular
Phones, Other Wireless Devices Offer Benefits, Carry
Risks (1/7/98)
San
Diego Students Participate in Super Bowl Bicycle Safety
Event (1/21/98)
NHTSA
Releases First Group of 1998 Frontal and Side Crash Test
Results (1/23/98)
Michael
Russell Named NHTSA Director of Public and Consumer
Affairs (1/26/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM FEBRUARY 1998
NHTSA
Publishes List of December Recalls (2/4/98)
Statement
by NHTSA Administrator Ricardo Martinez, M.D., on U.S.
District Court Decision on Rear Seat Belt Anchorages in
Certain Chrysler and Dodge Vehicles (2/4/98)
Remarks
by Secretary Slater on Release of Study on Adults and
Children Seat Belt Use Rates (2/10/98)
Sport
Utility Vehicles Will Get Close Look: NHTSA LTV Safety
Project Moves on to Crash Testing (2/18/98)
NHTSA
Announces Safety Recall of COSCO Child Seats (2/24/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM MARCH 1998
Freightliner
to Donate Truck Cab, Giving Boost to Simulator Safety
Studies (3/5/98)
NHTSA,
CPSC Announce Recall of Evenflo "On My Way"
Infant Car Seats/Carriers (3/5/98)
Transportation
Secretary Asks America's Best "Sunday Drivers' to
Teach Rules of the Road (3/6/98)
NHTSA
Publishes List of January 1998 Recalls (3/11/98)
NHTSA
Announces Penalties for Selling Vans as School Buses
(3/18/98)
NHTSA
Releases Second Group of 1998 Frontal and Side Crash Test
Results (3/23/98)
Center
Brake Lights Prevent Crashes, Save Millions in Property
Damage (3/30/98)
Lifesavers
16: NHTSA Presents 18 Awards for Safety
Accomplishments (3/31/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM APRIL 1998
Secretary
Slater Proposes New Label Warning of Rollover Danger for
Sport Utility Vehicles (4/9/98)
Trauma
Center Success Story Caps Transportation Secretary's Tour
(4/10/98)
NHTSA
Releases Third Group of Crash Test Results (4/16/98)
NHTSA
Publishes List of February 1998 Recalls (4/16/98)
Statement
by NHTSA Administrator Martinez Regarding News Reports
Suggesting a Change in NHTSA's So-Called Sport Utility
Vehicle Policy (4/21/98)
Transportation
Secretary Slater Announces Results of Washington Beltway
Driver Survey (4/27/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM MAY 1998
NHTSA
Publishes List of March 1998 Recalls (5/1/98)
Secretary
Slater Cautions: Take Care that Prom Night Does Not Turn
to Tragedy (5/7/98)
Transportation
Secretary Slater Says Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths
Dropped to a Record Low in 1997 (5/14/98)
NHTSA
Announces Recall of Evenflo Child Seats (5/29/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM JUNE 1998
NHTSA
Publishes List of April Recalls (6/8/98)
NHTSA
Publishes List of May 1998 Recalls (6/22/98)
NHTSA
Proposes Ways to Ensure Active Public participation in
Development of Global Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
(6/22/98)
NHTSA
Proposes New Child Crash Dummy; New Science Will Lead to
Improved Family and Child Safety (6/25/98)
NHTSA
Signs Agreement in Geneva Concerning Establishing Global
Technical Regulations (6/26/98)
South
Carolina's Omnibus Highway Safety Act Makes Zero
Tolerance for Youth the Law of the Land (6/29/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM JULY 1998
Frank
Seales Named NHTSA Chief Counsel (7/8/98)
Statement
by Secretary Slater on Enactment of Anti-Drunk Driving
Measures (7/22/98)
NHTSA's
New Head Protection Rule Puts New Technology on Fast
Track (7/30/98)
Remarks
by Secretary Slater on the New Head Protection Rule
(7/30/98)
NHTSA
Awards Funds for New Technology Education in Traffic
Court (7/31/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM AUGUST 1998
NHTSA
Proposes Reduced Glare from Daytime Running Lights in
Motor Vehicles (8/3/98)
NHTSA
Publishes June 1998 Recalls (8/4/98)
Slater
Announces Comprehensive Plan to Enhance School Bus Safety
(8/7/98)
Secretary
Slater Welcomes New Safety Ambassadors and Urges Kids to
Buckle Up (8/29/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM SEPTEMBER 1998
Vice
President Gore Announces $71 Million in Incentive Grants
to Deter Drunk Driving (9/3/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Proposal to Preserve, Enhance Benefits
of Air Bags and Reduce Risks (9/14/98)
NHTSA
Publishes List of July 1998 Recalls (9/14/98)
NHTSA
Releases Crash Test Results for Three Notable Cars
(9/15/98)
Secretary
Slater, Governor Romer Announce Significant Jump in
Colorado's Safety Belt Usage (9/29/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces Grant to Hispanic Coalition for National
Traffic Safety Program (9/29/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM OCTOBER 1998
NHTSA
Publishes List of August 1998 Recalls (10/6/98)
Milwaukee
Wins Federal Help to Control Aggressive Driving (10/7/98)
Nation's
Top Traffic Safety Official Urges Travelers to Take Care
with Change to Standard Time (10/22/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $53 Million in Grants to Boost Seat Belt
Use Nationwide (10/26/98)
Secretary
Slater Announces $16.7 Million for California, $53
Million in Grants Nationwide to Boost Seat Belt Use
(10/26/98)
Secretary
Slater Urges Special Effort by Parents, Children to Stop,
Look, Listen on Halloween (10/26/98)
Secretary
Slater Says Traffic Death Rate Dropped to Record Low in
1997 (10/27/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM NOVEMBER 1998
NHTSA
Sets Stronger Standards for Small School Buses (11/4/98)
Blue
Ribbon Panel Named for Protecting "Forgotten
Children" (11/19/98)
Secretary
Slater Hails Increased Seat Belt Use in National Capital
Region (11/23/98)
NHTSA
Will Crash Test 63 Model Year 1999 Vehicles (11/27/98)
PRESS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS
FROM DECEMBER 1998
NHTSA
Announces Expert Panel to Study Trunk Entrapment
(12/1/98)
NHTSA
Releases Crash Test Results for Four 1999 Vehicles
(12/9/98)
NHTSA
Publishes list of October Recalls (12/10/98)
New
DOT Consumer Guide Makes Shopping for Safety Features
Easier (12/10/98)
NHTSA's
New Guide Improves Older Pedestrian Safety (12/14/98)
New
Crash Test Results Available on NHTSA's World Wide Web
Site (12/23/98)
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