§ 32301.
Definitions
In this chapter—
(1)
“crash avoidance” means preventing or mitigating a crash;
(2)
“crashworthiness” means the protection a passenger motor vehicle gives its passengers against personal injury or death from a motor vehicle accident; and
(3)
“damage susceptibility” means the susceptibility of a passenger motor vehicle to damage in a motor vehicle accident.
Source
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994
, 108 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, § 31305(a), July 6, 2012
, 126 Stat. 765.)Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes |
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
32301 | 15:1901(13), (14). | Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 2(13), (14), 86 Stat. 948; Dec. 22, 1975, Pub. L. 94–163, § 301, 89 Stat. 901; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96–425, § 8(a)(2), 94 Stat. 1828; Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98–547, § 101(b), 98 Stat. 2767. |
Amendments
2012—Pub. L. 112–141 added par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively, and, in par. (2), substituted “; and” for period at end.
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective
Oct. 1, 2012
, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.