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Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) Program Final Rule Released |  NHTSA has released the final rule for the Car Allowance Rebate System, the $1 billion Federal program that will help consumers purchase a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle when they trade in a less fuel-efficient vehicle. Consumers could receive a $3,500 or $4,500 discount from the car dealer when they trade in their old vehicle and purchase or lease a new one. CARS will run until Nov. 1, or until the funds are depleted.
Read the Final Rule l Visit cars.gov to Learn More
| Overall Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low in 2008 | The number of overall traffic fatalities reported in 2008 hit the lowest level since 1961 and fatalities in the first three months of 2009 continue to decrease. The fatality rate, which accounts for variables like fewer miles traveled, also reached the lowest level ever recorded.
Read the News Release l 2008 Fatality Figures
Detailed 2008 State-by-State Data l Preliminary 2009 First-Quarter Estimates
| Tough New Braking Rules For Large Trucks Issued | Stringent new braking standards were issued that will save lives by improving large truck stopping distance by 30 percent. NHTSA estimates that the new braking requirement will save 227 lives annually and will also prevent 300 serious injuries. It is estimated to reduce property damage costs by over $169 million annually.
Read the News Release
| New Tire Fuel Efficiency Ratings Proposed | A new, consumer-friendly replacement tire label which would include, for the first time, information about the tire’s impact on fuel economy and CO2 emission reductions was proposed by DOT on June 18. Properly inflated tires with lower rolling resistance can contribute to improved fuel economy. In addition, the proposal by NHTSA also would provide consumers with two other key pieces of tire performance information -- wet weather traction and tread wear. All three ratings would be prominently displayed on a removable label attached to the replacement tire at the point of sale.
News Release l Read the Proposal l Label Example
| Consumer Advisory: Summer Heat Makes It Dangerous to Leave Children in Vehicles | The risk of a serious injury or death during hot weather is heightened for children left alone in vehicles, NHTSA warned on June 9. New research shows that for children hyperthermia (heat-stroke) is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle deaths. Each year, 262 children under 14 die and 115,000 injured in not-in-traffic incidents on private roads, driveways and in parking lots according to a new NHTSA study. Of that number, 44 fatalities and 105,000 injuries are the result of non-crashes, which includes hyperthermia.
Read the Full Advisory, With Safety Tips to Prevent Hyperthermia
Read the NHTSA Study
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