953 nut 51,682 #1 Posted June 24, 2016 6-24-1966 Senate passes landmark auto safety bill On this day in 1966, the United States Senate votes 76-0 for the passage of what will become the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson the following September, the act created the nation’s first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. “For the first time in our history,” Johnson declared, “we can mount a truly comprehensive attack on the rising toll of death and destruction on the nation’s highways that last year alone claimed 50,000 lives….We can no longer tolerate such anarchy on wheels.” The Senate also passed an companion bill from the Johnson administration authorizing expenditures of some $465 million over three years for state and city traffic safety programs, including driver education and licensing, auto inspection, highway design, traffic control and enforcement of traffic laws. The House subsequently passed the legislation by another unanimous vote, and Johnson signed it into law on September 9, 1966. In its final form, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act established an agency under the U.S. secretary of commerce that would set safety standards for all new motor vehicles beginning with the 1968 model year; that agency became the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the Department of Transportation. Among the first safety standards adopted by the agency were seat belts, windshield wipers, glare reduction on interior and exterior surfaces, padded visors and dashboards, recessed control knobs, outside mirrors, impact-absorbing steering columns, dual braking systems and standardized bumper heights 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,130 #2 Posted June 24, 2016 21 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Isn't that a rare photo of Congress in joint session?... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,682 #3 Posted June 24, 2016 Or, perhaps a photo of a session of Congress after a joint! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #4 Posted June 24, 2016 Actually it's the way they look all the time..........test crash dummies...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #5 Posted June 24, 2016 If you guys are looking for an argument from me, you will have to pick another subject! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
