Toyota 'victims' urge passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Act
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinwburkett/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/congress-630.jpg" /></a><br />
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No one can accuse our legislative process of being particularly swift. Even in the midst of one of the most productive congressional sessions in years, it takes plenty of hemming and hawing to push a bill all the way from committee to law. Unfortunately, a group of individuals affected by the recent rash of runaway <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/toyota">Toyota</a> vehicles must not have gotten that memo. A group of family members of those who died in instances of unintended acceleration recently met with members of congress to discuss the obstacles facing the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010.<br />
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The bill specifically addresses the need for brake override systems on all new cars as well as so-called <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/31/report-u-s-safety-bill-could-triple-cost-of-automotive-black-b/">black boxes</a>, or event data recorders, but it also ensures that federal investigators will be able to quickly access information stored on a vehicle in case of a widespread safety emergency. Meanwhile, the bill has run into some opposition. Most automakers have <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/01/gm-comes-out-in-support-of-black-box-legislation/">come out in favor of EDR's</a>, but have found issue with other portions of the legislation.<br />
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Other potential snags include worries about the cost of the added technology. As such, proponents of the bill have decided to underscore the need for such a law for fear that the topic will grow cold in the public's memory. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/21/toyota-victims-push-for-passage-of-motor-vehicle-safety-act/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press release.<br />
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[Source: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety | Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinwburkett/">Kevin Burkett</a> | CC2.0]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/21/toyota-victims-push-for-passage-of-motor-vehicle-safety-act/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Toyota 'victims' urge passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Act</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/21/toyota-victims-push-for-passage-of-motor-vehicle-safety-act/">Toyota 'victims' urge passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Act</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/21/toyota-victims-push-for-passage-of-motor-vehicle-safety-act/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19563416/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/21/toyota-victims-push-for-passage-of-motor-vehicle-safety-act/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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