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Safety - USA - NHTSA turns down request for carbon monoxide detectors in vehicles
WASHINGTON DC,USA -Automotive News, by HARRY STOFFER -Nov 11, 2005: -- Carbon monoxide detectors in vehicles would save lives more cost-effectively than airbags, says Albert Donnay, an environmental health engineer... But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is not convinced... Vehicle emissions systems eliminate most of the poisonous carbon monoxide from tailpipe gases. But more than 200 people die every year from accidentally inhaling too much of it, Donnay says. Many more use tailpipe exhaust to kill themselves... Donnay attributes many of the accidental deaths to malfunctioning catalytic converters. A converter is a vehicle's main emission control device. The malfunctions often result from a lack of maintenance or tailpipe obstructions, he says... Many victims of carbon monoxide poisoning are found in garages and homes where vehicles were left running, the notice said. It added: "A home CO detector would be substantially more effective than a vehicle CO detector at preventing these deaths."...
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