{"id":248935,"date":"2021-11-02T15:46:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3611806-fork.findlaw5.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=248935"},"modified":"2021-11-02T15:46:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:46:14","slug":"why-are-important-automobile-safety-regulations-stalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amillerlegal.com\/why-are-important-automobile-safety-regulations-stalled\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are important automobile safety regulations stalled?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Consumers who buy motor vehicles put their trust in manufacturers that the transports they purchase have the highest and most current standards of safety. However, their belief may be misguided based on the ever-growing list of proposed safety rules yet to be enacted.<\/p>\n
The seemingly systemic failure is occurring in the shadow of a pandemic. Shut-downs spurred on by COVID-19 led to fewer cars on the road in 2020, but it also resulted in alarmingly more reckless driving. A troubling number of accidents injured and killed drivers and passengers.<\/p>\n
While total miles driven declined significantly, close to 40,000 people died in traffic accidents during the 12-month period, the highest in 13 years. The new year seemed to start where 2020 left off with 8,730 deaths on roads throughout the U.S., representing a 10.5 percent increase from the same time period during the previous year.<\/p>\n