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Reason
Jack Nicastro

The Feds Think They Can Save 67 Lives for the Low, Low Price of $48 Million

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to regulate a crisis that doesn't exist—and it's going to cost tens of millions of dollars.

On Monday, the NHTSA proposed a new vehicle safety standard "to reduce fatalities and serious injuries among pedestrians struck by vehicles." If approved, the proposal will establish "new test procedures to stimulate a head-to-hood impact, along with performance requirements to minimize risk of head injury."

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