Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Bonner Mill / Back-Over Deaths

Missoulian: State orders more PCB cleanup at Bonner mill site
Stimson Lumber Company Cooling Pond

Missoulian: Rules to prevent car back-over deaths delayed
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Low-Speed Vehicles Phase-In Reporting Requirements

“Specifically, NHTSA is proposing to specify an area immediately behind each vehicle that the driver must be able to see when the vehicle's transmission is in reverse. It appears that, in the near term, the only technology available with the ability to comply with this proposal would be a rear visibility system that includes a rear-mounted video camera and an in-vehicle visual display. Adoption of this proposal would significantly reduce fatalities and injuries caused by backover crashes involving children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and other pedestrians.”

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