Safety Takes a Back Seat.

SPORT utility vehicles; UNITED States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; AUTOMOBILE safety; ENERGY consumption; LAW

Focuses on the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks in the United States (U.S.). Criticisms on the CAFE standards; Findings of the safety analysis of CAFE standards by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Role of CAFE in the growth in sales of light trucks; Issues surrounding the safety of sport-utility vehicles.