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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1977

Page

10

Hazard warning system primes research autos for 1980s safety drive

A driver awakens as a radar microprocessor in a test car halts a possible crash, part of a Transportation Department program to develop safer, more fuel efficient vehicles by the mid 1980s. Calspan and Minicars win RSV contracts worth 11.5 million to build 17 cars each for independent testing, with crash and fuel economy targets and early 1980s price estimates.

Washington Transportation Department National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Smycost Research Safety Vehicles RSV Calspan Corp Buffalo N.Y Minicars Inc Goleta Calif Joan Claybrook Claybrook Carter Ralph Nader Calspan Digges

Fuel rules eyed to aid car sales by officials

National highway safety chief Joan Claybroke told a Senate subcommittee that President Carter’s energy plan would not significantly reduce car sales. She said automakers can meet the 18 mile per gallon standard with current tech and that higher efficiency could boost sales, arguing net consumer savings would offset any small cost rise.

Washington National Highway Safety Administrator Senate Carter Autoindustry Joan Claybragh National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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