Brenda Leigh Pohlman - Comments

Document ID: NHTSA-2008-0149-0031
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Received Date: October 27 2008, at 08:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: October 29 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: September 12 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: November 12 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8077fcc9
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This is comment on Rule

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection

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Please do not allow NHTSA-2008-0149 to proceed through with the sunset clause that will allow auto manufacturers to not use locking retractors or locking/cinching latch plates in vehicles for the following reasons: 1. Locking retractors benefit all passengers in a vehicle regardless of whether they are using a CPS device or a stand-alone belt. 2. Many parents still prefer to use seatbelts over LATCH because LATCH does not always accomodate the weight restrictions of CPS or allow them to fit as many CPS in the backs of vehicles. 3. Many parents also prefer to use seatbelts over LATCH when they only have limited budgets to by a limited amount of seats. This is especially true when people are transferring seats from vehicle to vehicle for day care purposes.