And it just doesn't make sense that if we are setting standards to have a court say that a manufacturer who meets those standards is building a dangerous vehicle.

The investigation will continue, ... We still need to determine the root cause of the problem.

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

The beauty of the current approach to school bus safety ... is that it doesn't require kids to do anything but be in their seats. If you introduce seat belts, there has to be someone making sure the kids are buckled in.

Congress has given us the authority to set safety standards. We're merely restating our authority. We're the agency that sets standards. Our standards are not minimum standards.

It just doesn't make sense to us to address one safety problem and along the way create a new one.

It's the cognitive distraction of the conversation that causes problems.

It's the safe thing to do until they can bring in adequate supplies of replacement parts.

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.

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