The proposal to establish new fuel economy standards for light trucks is just one component of the administration's comprehensive approach to improving vehicle fuel economy.

Overall the ratings are positive, but there is room for improvement. Ultimately, we hope all seats will achieve an 'A' rating.

The reason we are emphasizing this issue so much is still because this is a problem that continues to produce about a third of our occupant fatalities every year, ... even though they are less than three percent of our crashes.

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More and more people are realizing that seat belts are absolutely the most effective safety device in a car,

Though we can't rest until seat belt use is 100 percent in this country, ... I am nevertheless pleased that we've reached another milestone.