Feds advocate head air bags

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Federal safety officials are promoting the use of head air bags in automobiles despite warning from critics that tests have to be conducted to determine whether the head air bags can inflict fatal neck injuries. Foreign automakers using the bags stated that their tests indicate no complications, but critics point out that the technology may be going too far ahead of government regulations. Ayub Ommaya, former chief medical adviser to the National Highway Traffic safety Administration, stated that the government and the industry still do not know how much neck injury people can tolerate when their cars are hit on the side.

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Automakers test side air bag safety

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the end of 1999 as the deadline for automakers to finish their standardized side air bag tests to make sure the gadgets would not seriously injure or kill unrestrained children. According to NHTSA, the tests conducted by automakers differ in amount and type. The voluntary test would give NHTSA greater authority to effect investigation regarding the safety of side air bags.

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Trucks will have to meet clean-air rule

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A new EPA rule to be announced by Pres Clintion on Dec 21, 1999, requires sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), pickup trucks and minivans to meet the same air-pollution standards as automobiles. Under the rule, manufacturers have until 2009 to have their largest SUVs and pickups meet the standards. Automakers have asked the EPA to give them at least four additional years to develop technology needed to meet the emissions requirements.

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