National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
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The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was enacted in the United States in 1966 to empower the federal government to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety. The Act was the first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. The Act created the National Highway Safety Bureau (now National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The Act was one of a number of initiatives by the government in response to increasing number of cars and associated fatalities and injuries on the road following a period when the number of people killed on the road had increased 6-fold and the number of vehicles was up 11-fold since 1925. The reduction of the rate of death attributable to motor-vehicle crashes in the United States represents the successful public health response to a great technologic advance of the 20th century—the motorization of the United States.[1][2][3][4]
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act | |
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United States Congress | |
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Citation | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–563, 80 Stat. 718 |
Territorial extent | United States |
Passed by | United States Senate |
Passed | June 24, 1966 |
Passed by | United States House of Representatives |
Passed | August 17, 1966 |
Signed by | Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson |
Signed | September 9, 1966 |
First chamber: United States Senate | |
Bill citation | S. 3005 (89 th Cong.) |
Second chamber: United States House of Representatives | |
Bill citation | H.R. 13228 |
Related legislation | |
Highway Safety Act of 1966, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–564, S. 3052, 80 Stat. 731, enacted September 9, 1966 | |
Summary | |
Reduce deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents by establishing motor vehicle safety standards and safety research programs |