[sotd] August 8, 2005 [Safercar.gov]
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- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 07:37:07 -0300
Site of the Day for Monday, Aug 8, 2005
Safercar.gov
Today's site, from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway
Traffic Safety Association, provides extensive information about the
various elements which comprise a vehicle's safety components. Gentle
Subscribers preparing for a motoring vacation or simply undertaking the
daily commute, may find pertinent facts and material.
"Rollovers are dangerous incidents that have a higher fatality rate than
other types of crashes. Explore this site for the most relevant news on
rollover safety, including information on NHTSA's updated rollover ratings
system, part of its New Car Assessment Program. ... Proper tire pressure is
the most important part of maintaining your tires. ... This site offers
important information to help you stay safe in a vehicle with air bags." -
from the website
Each of the site's main sections, "Air Bags", "Tires" and "Rollover"
features numerous helpful consumer oriented resources specific to each
topic, such as understanding and checking the correct tire pressure, along
with the tools to use; vital information about air bags; and rollover
issues. In addition, the home page lists extensive sources dealing with
more generalized vehicle safety issues. For U.S. manufactured vehicles, an
easy to use database of vehicles produced since 1990 provides crash test
and rollover ratings.
Cruise over to the site for an excellent compilation of resources on car
safety features at:
http://www.safercar.gov
A.M. Holm
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