{"id":24316,"date":"2024-12-20T21:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T04:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/u-s-finalizes-rules-on-automatic-emergency-brakes-and-rear-seat-belts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:51:54","slug":"u-s-finalizes-rules-on-automatic-emergency-brakes-and-rear-seat-belts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/u-s-finalizes-rules-on-automatic-emergency-brakes-and-rear-seat-belts\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. finalizes rules on automatic emergency brakes and rear seat belts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Automatic emergency braking uses sensors to detect when the front of a vehicle is close to crashing into a vehicle or pedestrian and automatically applies the brakes. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Beginning in 2027, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require passenger cars and light trucks to have automatic emergency brakes and sound an alarm if backseat passengers do not buckle up.<\/p>\n

The NHTSA<\/a> finalized the rules Dec. 16. It estimates that the rules, which apply to vehicles under 10,000 pounds, excluding school buses, will save 50 lives and prevent 500 injuries annually.<\/p>\n

Rear seat belt usage lags behind front seats, at 81.7% vs. 91.6% in 2022. Half the passenger deaths in 2022 involved unbelted individuals in the backseats of vehicles.<\/p>\n

The final rule amends the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, \u201cOccupant Crash Protection,\u201d which previously affected just the driver seat.<\/p>\n

Before the new rules, it was the driver only who received the alarm. Beginning in September 2026, the length of the alarms will grow, and in September 2027, they will be required for backseats.<\/p>\n

\u201cWearing a seat belt is one of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent injury and death in a vehicle crash,\u201d said NHTSA Chief Counsel Adam Raviv. \u201cWhile seat belt use has improved for decades, there\u2019s still more we can do to make sure everyone buckles up. These new requirements will help to increase seat belt use, especially for rear seat passengers, by enhancing reminders for vehicle occupants to buckle up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The automotive emergency brake system will be fully in effect by September 2029.<\/p>\n

Jerrod Noble, public information officer at Central Consolidated School District in Farmington, indicated student safety was paramount.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will comply, and we\u2019ll do our best and keep our kids safe,\u201d he said. \u201cThe drivers will ensure the kids are buckled in and taken home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Here\u2019s how it works:<\/a> AEB uses sensors to detect when the front of a vehicle is close to crashing into a vehicle or pedestrian and automatically applies the brakes. It will work both day and night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new vehicle safety standards we finalized today will save hundreds of lives and prevent tens of thousands of injuries every year,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/a> is not only making historic investments in transportation, it\u2019s also ushering in a new era of safer travel by ensuring new cars and light trucks are equipped with automatic emergency braking<\/a>, making our roads safer for drivers and pedestrians alike,\u201d Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAutomatic emergency braking is proven to save lives and reduce serious injuries from frontal crashes, and this technology is now mature enough to require it in all new cars and light trucks. In fact, this technology is now so advanced that we\u2019re requiring these systems to be even more effective at higher speeds to detect pedestrians,\u201d said NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost new vehicles already come with AEB and we expect that many cars and light trucks will be able to meet this standard ahead of the deadline meaning even more lives will be saved thanks to this technology,\u201d Shulman said.<\/p>\n

Tobias Brack, a student at San Juan College, is an intern at the Tri-City Record.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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