PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
119 STAT. 1941
(3) provide an estimate of cost savings that would result from widespread use of backover prevention devices and technologies in motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds, including savings attributable to the prevention of— (A) injuries and fatalities; and (B) damage to bumpers and other motor vehicle parts and damage to other objects. SEC. 10305. NONTRAFFIC INCIDENT DATA COLLECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the study required in section 10304, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall establish a method to collect and maintain data on the number and types of injuries and deaths involving motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds in non-traffic incidents. (b) DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of Transportation shall publish the data collected under subsection (a) no less frequently than biennially.
49 USC 30101 note.
SEC. 10306. STUDY OF SAFETY BELT USE TECHNOLOGIES.
The Secretary shall conduct a review of safety belt use technologies to consider possible revisions in strategies for achieving further gains in safety belt use. The Secretary shall complete the study by July 1, 2008. SEC. 10307. AMENDMENT OF AUTOMOBILE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT.
(a) SAFETY LABELING REQUIREMENT.—Section 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1232) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in subsection (e); (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in subsection (f)(3); (3) by striking ‘‘(3).’’ in subsection (f)(4) and inserting ‘‘(3);’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) if one or more safety ratings for such automobile have been assigned and formally published or released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the New Car Assessment Program, information about safety ratings that— ‘‘(1) includes a graphic depiction of the number of stars, or other applicable rating, that corresponds to each such assigned safety rating displayed in a clearly differentiated fashion indicating the maximum possible safety rating; ‘‘(2) refers to frontal impact crash tests, side impact crash tests, and rollover resistance tests (whether or not such automobile has been assigned a safety rating for such tests); ‘‘(3) contains information describing the nature and meaning of the crash test data presented and a reference to additional vehicle safety resources, including http:// www.safecar.gov; and ‘‘(4) is presented in a legible, visible, and prominent fashion and covers at least— ‘‘(A) 8 percent of the total area of the label; or 1⁄2 inches ‘‘(B) an area with a minimum length of 4 1⁄2 inches; and and a minimum height of 3
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