Auto Safety Rating Labels Sought: The National...
Times Wire Services
Auto Safety Rating Labels Sought: The National Research Council wants new cars to have safety labels similar to the fuel-economy stickers they now carry. The standardized safety ratings should be required on all new cars, light trucks and vans by 2000, the council said. “Under our proposal, a label on each new vehicle would include a safety score of crashworthiness compared to other vehicles, plus a list of crash-avoidance features,” said M. Granger Morgan of Carnegie Mellon University, who headed the committee that prepared the report, “Shopping for Safety,” at the request of Congress.
