Media Advisory: USDOT to Announce NHTSA's New Dynamic Rollover Test Program With Demonstration at the Agency's Vehicle Research & Test Center |
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Topics: Norman Y. Mineta
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
October 1, 2003
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Contact: Rae Tyson
Telephone: (202) 366-9550
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 7 in East Liberty, Ohio, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D. will announce NHTSA's new dynamic rollover test program for passenger vehicles.
The media event will include a demonstration of the dynamic rollover testing procedure to be used in rating vehicles on their likelihood of rollover. A static stability factor rating procedure is already in use by NHTSA. The new dynamic test will provide additional information to consumers. It was mandated by the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act of 2000.
Vehicle ratings based on a combination of the two procedures for rating rollover risk will be released by NHTSA beginning with Model Year 2004 vehicles.
| WHO: | Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D., Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
| WHAT: | Announcement of NHTSA's New Dynamic Rollover Test Program |
| WHEN: | 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
| WHERE: | NHTSA's Vehicle Research & Test Center (VRTC) Located on the grounds of The Transportation Research Center (TRC) East Liberty, Ohio (Please see attached map and directions.) |
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Security: All media representatives (including camera crews) who plan to attend the event should RSVP by 4 p.m. on Monday, October 6. RSVP directly to VRTC by calling Dr. Riley Garrott (937) 666-4511 ext. 212 or Jan Cooper (937) 666-4511 ext. 208. Please bring photo media identification and allow extra time for security clearance. Thank you.
(Note for Assignment Editors: Two computer-controlled vehicles will be used to demonstrate the new dynamic rollover test maneuver on a test track.)
