Industries Get Quiet Protection From Lawsuits
WHAT HAVE I BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG? BUSH PROTECTS BIG BUSINESS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CITIZENS. NOW AUTO MAKERS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE EXTRA MANUFACTURING EXPENSE OF MAKING VEHICLES SAFER.
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Industries Get Quiet Protection From Lawsuits
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Federal agencies are using arcane regulations and legal opinions to shield automakers and others from challenges by consumers and states.
By Myron Levin and Alan C. Miller
Times Staff Writers
February 19 2006
WASHINGTON — Near sunrise on a summer morning in 2001, Patrick Parker of Childress, Texas, swerved to avoid a deer and rolled his pickup truck.
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posted by Anonymous @ 2/19/2006 02:37:00 AM
1 Comments:
At Sunday, February 19, 2006 5:43:00 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Another reason to get rid of your car -- along with saving huge gobs of cash, being in better physical condition, cutting your energy use in half, and CO2 emissions by 3/5.
The only form of transit in this nation that is less safe than a car...is Amtrack.
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