An Assessment of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Rating System for Rollover Resistance: Special Report 265 (2002)
Chapter: Appendix B: Committee Meetings and Other Activities
APPENDIX B
Committee Meetings and Other Activities
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING: APRIL 11–12, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee by invited speakers:
Light Vehicle Rollover: Background on NHTSA’s Activities in this Area
Steve Kratzke, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Background to NHTSA NCAP Ratings for Rollover Resistance: Why Are They Based on Static Stability Factor?
Pat Boyd, NHTSA
Analysis of Real-World Data: Static Stability Factor and the Risk of Rollover
Sue Partyka, NHTSA
Presentation on Behalf of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Alan Donelson, Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.
Consumer Information Program for Rollover
Roger Kurrus, NHTSA, and Mary Versailles, NHTSA
Comments on Consumer Information Issues
R. David Pittle, Consumers Union
Rollover Consumer Information: Three Phases of Rollover
Rob Strassburger, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Shopping for Safety: Summary of an NRC–TRB Committee Report on Providing Consumer Automotive Safety Information
M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University
Recent NHTSA Dynamic Rollover Testing Experience
W. Riley Garrott, NHTSA
Suggestions for Approaches To Assess Vehicle Rollover Resistance
David Champion, Consumers Union
The following speakers addressed the committee during the open discussion:
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Michael Cammisa, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.;
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Barry Felrice, DaimlerChrysler Corporation;
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Doug Greenhaus, National Automobile Dealers Association; and
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Ian Jones, Consultant, Great Falls, Va.
SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING: MAY 29–30, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee by invited speakers:
Aberdeen Test Center Roadway Simulator
Greg Schultz, U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, and Carl Larsen, MTS Systems Corporation
Collection of NASS CDS Data Relating to Rollover
Robert Woodill, Veridian Engineering, and John Brophy, NHTSA
Communicating Risk-Based Information to the Consumer
Michael S. Wogalter, North Carolina State University
The following speakers addressed the committee during the open discussion:
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Wade Allen, Systems Technology, Inc.;
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George Ball, Graeme Fowler, and Jerry Hashimura, American Suzuki Motor Corporation;
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Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen;
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Clarence Ditlow, Center for Auto Safety;
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Phil Headley, Continental Teves;
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Ian Jones, Consultant, Great Falls, Va.;
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Jeya Padmanaban, JP Research;
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R. David Pittle, Consumers Union; and
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Tab Turner, Turner & Associates.
SITE VISITS
Visit to Consumers Union Vehicle Test Facility, East Haddam, Conn., June 21, 2001.
Site Visits to Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich.; General Motors Proving Ground, Milford, Mich.; and DaimlerChrysler Proving Ground, Chelsea, Mich.; July 24–25, 2001.
THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING: JULY 25–26, 2001, DEARBORN, MICH.
FOURTH COMMITTEE MEETING: OCTOBER 30–31, 2001, WASHINGTON, D.C.
ADDITIONAL DATA GATHERING
In addition to material presented to the committee during the information-gathering meetings listed above, a number of organizations and individuals provided written submissions for the committee’s consideration. A list of all nonproprietary materials considered by the committee is available from the Public Records Office of the National Academies (e-mail: publicac@nas.edu).
