Re: seatbelt reminder chime on 2006 accord
Wow, I never knew all of those laws even existed. I just supposed since
my 2004 Volvo (supposedly the champion of safety) didn't have a seatbelt chime that it wasn't required. I guess I'd better have it looked at. Either way, I don't think of seatbelt chimes as a bad thing, just a little reminder. That's all I'm saying. |
Re: seatbelt reminder chime on 2006 accord
"Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:%4cAg.1879$9T3.1036@newssvr25.news.prodigy.ne t... > Seth wrote: >> "Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message >> news:oB9Ag.632$FN2.464@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com. .. >>> Robert, wrote the following at or about 8/2/2006 5:08 PM: >>>> The "government" isn't doing anything, it's not a law or mandate or >>>> anything to have a seatbelt chime. It's just a feature from Honda to >>>> compel buyers to drive safer. >>> No, you're wrong. It actually is a federal law and Honda, Toyota and >>> all the other manufacturer's are following it. >>> >>> It's been on the books since 1974. >>> >>> "Oct. 1974 >>> >>> Despite fact that seat belt-ignition interlocks increase seat belt use >>> rate to as high as 60 percent, Congress enacts legislation to prohibit >>> use of seat belt-ignition interlock and to limit any audible reminder >>> (buzzer) for seat belt use to not longer than 8 seconds in duration >>> after engine ignition. See 49 USC § 30124." >> >> The way I read that it is not saying that a car must have a seatbelt >> buzzer. It is limiting the length of time the seatbelt buzzer can sound >> for. If it was mandated that you must have a seatbelt buzzer all the way >> back in 1974, how come that is a fairly recent addition and hasn't been >> in all cars for the past 30+ years. My '01 Accord has no seatbelt >> buzzer. > > I wasn't going to put the whole chronology for the seat belt reminders, > etc. here as I figured that most would either understand or do a little > research on their own. Apparently I was wrong. > > Here's a link that might help you with the evolution of the warning system > which was required beginning around 1972. Yeah, surprise, it evolved to > allow chimes. > > <http://www.citizen.org/documents/Chron_Belt_Minder.pdf> > > As to whether or not they were required by the FEDS (they were)a bit of > common sense thought might provide a clue. When we see lawsuits against > Ford, etc. for omitting a part that might have cost them $0.38 per unit > which resulted (at least it was argued to be so) in serious injuries in > death due to that omission in the name of profit, why would anyone think > they were putting bells, buzzers, chimes, etc. in vehicles for giggles and > grins? All that to say, yeah, the law dating back to 1974 was NOT to mandate the use of chimes like I said? I didn't say there were no laws regarding seatbelt reminders. I was only challenging the supposition that there was a 1974 law requiring that cars have chimes. |
Re: seatbelt reminder chime on 2006 accord
"Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:%4cAg.1879$9T3.1036@newssvr25.news.prodigy.ne t... > Seth wrote: >> "Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message >> news:oB9Ag.632$FN2.464@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com. .. >>> Robert, wrote the following at or about 8/2/2006 5:08 PM: >>>> The "government" isn't doing anything, it's not a law or mandate or >>>> anything to have a seatbelt chime. It's just a feature from Honda to >>>> compel buyers to drive safer. >>> No, you're wrong. It actually is a federal law and Honda, Toyota and >>> all the other manufacturer's are following it. >>> >>> It's been on the books since 1974. >>> >>> "Oct. 1974 >>> >>> Despite fact that seat belt-ignition interlocks increase seat belt use >>> rate to as high as 60 percent, Congress enacts legislation to prohibit >>> use of seat belt-ignition interlock and to limit any audible reminder >>> (buzzer) for seat belt use to not longer than 8 seconds in duration >>> after engine ignition. See 49 USC § 30124." >> >> The way I read that it is not saying that a car must have a seatbelt >> buzzer. It is limiting the length of time the seatbelt buzzer can sound >> for. If it was mandated that you must have a seatbelt buzzer all the way >> back in 1974, how come that is a fairly recent addition and hasn't been >> in all cars for the past 30+ years. My '01 Accord has no seatbelt >> buzzer. > > I wasn't going to put the whole chronology for the seat belt reminders, > etc. here as I figured that most would either understand or do a little > research on their own. Apparently I was wrong. > > Here's a link that might help you with the evolution of the warning system > which was required beginning around 1972. Yeah, surprise, it evolved to > allow chimes. > > <http://www.citizen.org/documents/Chron_Belt_Minder.pdf> > > As to whether or not they were required by the FEDS (they were)a bit of > common sense thought might provide a clue. When we see lawsuits against > Ford, etc. for omitting a part that might have cost them $0.38 per unit > which resulted (at least it was argued to be so) in serious injuries in > death due to that omission in the name of profit, why would anyone think > they were putting bells, buzzers, chimes, etc. in vehicles for giggles and > grins? All that to say, yeah, the law dating back to 1974 was NOT to mandate the use of chimes like I said? I didn't say there were no laws regarding seatbelt reminders. I was only challenging the supposition that there was a 1974 law requiring that cars have chimes. |
Re: seatbelt reminder chime on 2006 accord
"Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:%4cAg.1879$9T3.1036@newssvr25.news.prodigy.ne t... > Seth wrote: >> "Unquestionably Confused" <puzzled2@ameritech.net> wrote in message >> news:oB9Ag.632$FN2.464@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com. .. >>> Robert, wrote the following at or about 8/2/2006 5:08 PM: >>>> The "government" isn't doing anything, it's not a law or mandate or >>>> anything to have a seatbelt chime. It's just a feature from Honda to >>>> compel buyers to drive safer. >>> No, you're wrong. It actually is a federal law and Honda, Toyota and >>> all the other manufacturer's are following it. >>> >>> It's been on the books since 1974. >>> >>> "Oct. 1974 >>> >>> Despite fact that seat belt-ignition interlocks increase seat belt use >>> rate to as high as 60 percent, Congress enacts legislation to prohibit >>> use of seat belt-ignition interlock and to limit any audible reminder >>> (buzzer) for seat belt use to not longer than 8 seconds in duration >>> after engine ignition. See 49 USC § 30124." >> >> The way I read that it is not saying that a car must have a seatbelt >> buzzer. It is limiting the length of time the seatbelt buzzer can sound >> for. If it was mandated that you must have a seatbelt buzzer all the way >> back in 1974, how come that is a fairly recent addition and hasn't been >> in all cars for the past 30+ years. My '01 Accord has no seatbelt >> buzzer. > > I wasn't going to put the whole chronology for the seat belt reminders, > etc. here as I figured that most would either understand or do a little > research on their own. Apparently I was wrong. > > Here's a link that might help you with the evolution of the warning system > which was required beginning around 1972. Yeah, surprise, it evolved to > allow chimes. > > <http://www.citizen.org/documents/Chron_Belt_Minder.pdf> > > As to whether or not they were required by the FEDS (they were)a bit of > common sense thought might provide a clue. When we see lawsuits against > Ford, etc. for omitting a part that might have cost them $0.38 per unit > which resulted (at least it was argued to be so) in serious injuries in > death due to that omission in the name of profit, why would anyone think > they were putting bells, buzzers, chimes, etc. in vehicles for giggles and > grins? All that to say, yeah, the law dating back to 1974 was NOT to mandate the use of chimes like I said? I didn't say there were no laws regarding seatbelt reminders. I was only challenging the supposition that there was a 1974 law requiring that cars have chimes. |
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