Safety Today
Airbag Test with Dummy
The seatbelts, airbags, crash-safe doors and windows, brake lights, and all other safety features present in modern vehicles are due to the reforms through codified standards created by the NHTSA. (United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
Regulation is pertinent to today; in fact, the NHTSA has recently begun to amend certain safety standards due to the increase of self-driving cars, as the industry is constantly evolving, requiring safety regulations to do so in tandem. (HOLON-Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption)
Consumer Safety Revolution
The NHTSA was the first of a new brand of public safety agencies due to the Consumer Movement, followed by OSHA, EPA, and CPSC, that aim to protect consumer health, mainly by issuing recalls—the same adjudication method that the NHTSA eventually resorted to. (Mashaw)
The Consumer Movement in the 20th century focused on requiring product testing, standards for production, and popularizing the concept of consumer consciousness, the idea that while consumers and manufacturers have different goals, consumers should have certain rights in regards to the products they buy from companies. (Brobeck)
Headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency