Congress renews auto safety measures

On Thursday, Congress began working on legislation that would impose far-reaching safety standards on the auto industry. The new regulations includes having a “black box” in each car that would be able to record the car’s crash history and be able to stop the car automatically even when it is at full power. It could also order automakers to recall defective cars immediately and pay the safety fees to cover the costs of federal oversight. Other safety measures that could go in effect are tire and seat belts safety.

I’m glad that Congress is taking the time to take care of this issue now. Some of these safety ideas were already in circulation among automakers for years, but was never put into effect. I believe that these new safety system costs are too much for the automakers to deal with. I think that having automakers recall defective cars immediately would benefit them and their customers. Not only will it reduce the amount of accidents, but it would also save the automakers from millions of dollars from having to fix the damaged cars and dealing with lawsuit issues.

The “black boxes” is also a great idea because in a case of the stuck accelerator, the car would be able to automatically stop the car because it has the ability to “override” the system. This will also save automakers from lawsuits and also increase overall safety for the people in those cars.

The legislation that Congress is working on is actually not only beneficial to the American citizens but also beneficial to automakers as well.