Project that makes airbags mandatory, by Azeredo, following presidential sanction for
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may sanction in the next few days, the bill - authored by Senator Eduardo de Azeredo (PSDB-MG) - which makes mandatory the use of airbags in domestic and imported cars in use in Brazil. The project, originally presented in the Senate in May 2004, was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on the evening of Wednesday (18), after a year and a half in handling the house.
The project modifies the Brazilian Traffic Code in force since 1997 to include among the items required for use in vehicles, the retention of additional equipment, known as airbag for the driver and the front passenger's seat. The requirement, according to the text, will be built to new designs of cars manufactured or imported from the first year after the setting, the National Traffic Council (Contran), the relevant technical specifications and the schedule of deployment.
In justification of his proposal, made almost five years, Azeredo already alerted to the need to deploy the airbag requirement, despite the resistance of consumers to own vehicles, worried about the price increase for vehicles with the use of safety equipment . From the widespread use of the airbag, then the author noted, a trend of affordable equipment. And the gains in safety, recalled, "more than offset the possible impact of the initial cost of equipment on the price of the vehicle."
On the evening of Wednesday, Azeredo concluded, in the gallery of the Senate, the approval of your project by the Chamber of Deputies. He noted that the compulsory use of safety equipment also extends to cars called popular, benefiting consumers with lower incomes - currently, the airbags are offered mostly in luxury models.
- It is proved that the dual airbag saved, indeed, many lives. It is essential, an item of security of the utmost importance. With this approval, we will have an advancement for all Brazilians, not just for those who can buy more expensive cars - Azeredo said in plenary.
Source: Agência Senado
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