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SCOTT PELLEY: Government regulators plan to shame car companies into building safer vehicles. They announced today that top safety ratings will be much harder to get. Kris Van Cleave now on what you can expect.
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KRIS VAN CLEAVE (CBS News Transportation Correspondent): The newly proposed standards are so strict there is not a car on the roads today that would earn five or even four stars. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx:
ANTHONY FOXX: Our goal is not to just protect people in the event an accident occurs. We, ultimately, want to eliminate crashes all together.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE: Among the changes are adding new crash tests, including one focused on angled frontal crashes and new high-tech smart dummies designed to better reflect the injuries people suffer from head to foot.
Bottom line, how much safer do you think cars are going to get because of this five-star rating change?
MARK ROSEKIND: We think as auto makers get to five stars, we are talking about some of the most significant, life-saving opportunities that we`ve ever seen in automotive industry.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE: National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark Rosekind began the program overhaul a year ago when he took over the agency.
MARK ROSEKIND: Every time NHTSA raises a bar automakers get there because this is about saving lives, preventing injuries. And there have been discussions what should their incentives be? Save those lives. Prevent those injuries. Don`t let these crashes happen.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE: Starting with model year 2019, the new car assessment program will include three rankings adding crash avoidance technology and pedestrian protection to the traditional crash worthiness ranking. It will also include an overall rating.
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KRIS VAN CLEAVE: Accident avoidance technology is already making its way into cars be it backup cameras, or automatic braking. Scott, the trade association representing carmakers says its members will review this proposal but it was generally supportive of the changes.
SCOTT PELLEY: Kris Van Cleave in Washington tonight. Kris, thanks.
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