Rae Tyson Quotations

We set a standard that provides tremendous benefits without compromising safety or causing severe economic damage to the auto manufacturers.

There are certain types of crashes where SUVs may provide you with some type of protection but you have to look at the overall safety record.

We're confident that we went through a very rigorous process in writing the final light truck standard and we're confident that it will get upheld in court.

I think there is a segment of the buying public that may be buying them with the false impression that they are buying the safest vehicle they can for their families.

The roof crush standard is a proposal and we'll certainly take all comments into account when we write the final regulation.

They certainly suggest an agency that is very, very committed to improving highway safety.

We will be seeking additional information from the manufacturer before we go any further.

Just because it's small doesn't mean it can't meet the standard.

We have a total of 428 complaints, but no crashes or injuries.

Quite frankly, the scores are continuing to the point where it's rare for a vehicle not to get a four-star rating in a crash test. It speaks to the fact that cars are safer now than they have ever been, but it also speaks to the fact that we have to update our crash test programs, particularly for side impacts, which we are in the process of doing.