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NHTSA/NCSA

Preliminary Title:

Peer Review of Report:  "Update Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Systems"

Subject and Purpose:

In 2004, NHTSA initiated an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of ESC in reducing single vehicle crashes in various domestic and imported passengers cars and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs).  The preliminary results from last year’s study indicated that ESC is highly effective in reducing single vehicle crashes.  NHTSA is in the process of proposing safety standards for ESC.  NHTSA has embarked on this update and modification of last year’s analysis to support the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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Peer Review Plan: 

The Peer Review Plan is still being developed.  The preliminary plan includes the following elements:

(1)   The peer review would occur in Fiscal Year 2006.

(2)   The peer review will be conducted by individual letters.

(3)   There will not be an opportunity for the public to comment on the work before it is peer reviewed.

(4)   Reviewers will not have public comments to include in their peer review.

(5)   We will have three peer reviewers.

(6)   All peer reviewers should have expertise in statistics and analysis.

(7)   Individual peer reviewers will be selected by NHTSA.

(8)   The public will not be asked to nominate peer reviewers.

Contact person:

Jennifer N. Dang

E-mail:

Jenny.Dang@nhtsa.dot.gov

Phone:

202-493-0598