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Honda Says "No" to Seat Belts for Larger Passengers

Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: Elizabeth Fisher's Petition for an amendment to SEC. 571.209 Standard No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies.

Dear Administrator:

I am writing in support of Elizabeth Fisher's petition to amend Federal Regulation 49CFR571.209.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and President Clinton's Buckle Up America campaign are asking America to buckle up. In order for all Americans to buckle up, vehicle manufacturers must be required to manufacture seat belt assemblies that fit all people, not just those who weigh less than 215 lbs. Vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, just like people, and if a person fits in a vehicle, they ought to be able to buckle their seat belt. I myself weigh over 215 lbs. and I currently own 2 vehicles. One is a Toyota Sienna and the other is a Nissan Sentra. I can however were the seat belt in the Toyota, but the Nissan seat belt will not fit around me so I therefore have to ride around in the vehicle without a seat belt.

Maybe you don¹t care about my life or the lives of the others that are in the same situation, but I do. I believe it should be made for everyone to be safe on the road and I know that if I am in an automobile accident that I would like to know that just maybe the seat belt could save my life and allow me to live longer with my family just like it would yours. If you take into consideration all of the people that are not currently wearing a seat belt when in a vehicle then half the population is not safe while on the road inside a vehicle. I ask and my family ask that you please take into consideration the people that you could possible save with changing the law to accommodate the larger size people also.

Sincerely,

Lori & Pramote Karngkarn