Traffic Safety '72, Volume 2: a report on activities under the Highway Safety Act. January 1, 1972- December 31, 1972.

This second volume goes into detail with 1972 accomplishments in carrying out the purposes of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 through Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and those programs and research pertinent to this aspect of the national traffic safety effort. Rulemaking activities in crashworthiness systems involved motorcycle helmets, child seating systems, pedestrian protection, structural crashworthiness, restraint systems field test, and anthropometric dummies. Motor vehicle maneuverability systems to help improve highway safety were concerned with handling and stability, tires and wheels, lighting and visibility, and driver environment. (See also B 4504).