CAR SAFETY: BUYER BEWARE! WHY?

Since the first of the year, 11.3 million vehicles in America were recalled. Of these, it is not known how many of the almost two million used and rental cars and trucks on the road have been recalled for safety deficiencies.


There are no state or federal laws or regulations requiring the repair of a vehicle's safety problems before it is sold or rented.Nor is there any law or regulation that require sellers or rental companies to disclose this information to the public.


Laws that would address this problem are stalled in Congress and in State Capitals. WHY? Because state and federal law and safety regulations could give consumers the ability to sue if safety information is with held and this would cut into a business profit.


WHY SHOULD WE CARE? Many of us, our children, grandchildren and friends share the same streets, roads and highways side by side with other vehicles that are safety hazards or accident prone.
BYER BEWARE the motto of the automobile and rental industries is not good enough anymore.


Note: The information contained in this post was carried in the May 5 Edition of the New York Times in an article by Rachael Abrams and Christopher Jensen along with the web site http://www.safercar.gov for more information. The opinion is mine.