wolf_exp
10-19-2006, 04:18 PM
I was confused as to where to put this article. It involves vehicles under 10,000 lbs which would be pickups and cargo vans. So I coulda put it in the news forum cuz its news... but since pickups and cargo vans are used in hot shotting and van expedite I figured it would be a good idea to put it in my forum :D
Written by: Sean Kilcarr
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced plans to mandate electronic stability control as a standard feature on vehicles with GVWRs of 10,000 lbs or less.
According to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which was published in the Federal Register on Sept 18, all automotive manufacturers would be required to begin installing ESC on model year 2009 passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with the system becoming a standard feature by model year 2012.
NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason said ESC systems use automatic computers controlled braking of individual wheels to help the driver maintain control in situations where the vehicle could skid.
She noted a 2004 NHTSA study that analyzed 40,000 crashes over a 6 yr period and found that ESC could reduce fatalities in single vehicle crashes by 30% for passenger cars and 63# for sport utility vehicles.
Written by: Sean Kilcarr
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced plans to mandate electronic stability control as a standard feature on vehicles with GVWRs of 10,000 lbs or less.
According to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which was published in the Federal Register on Sept 18, all automotive manufacturers would be required to begin installing ESC on model year 2009 passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with the system becoming a standard feature by model year 2012.
NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason said ESC systems use automatic computers controlled braking of individual wheels to help the driver maintain control in situations where the vehicle could skid.
She noted a 2004 NHTSA study that analyzed 40,000 crashes over a 6 yr period and found that ESC could reduce fatalities in single vehicle crashes by 30% for passenger cars and 63# for sport utility vehicles.