Washington Post: decade-long delay in seat belt warning system shows how car-safety rules get bogged down in bureaucracy

"The warning system’s odyssey through the federal bureaucracy highlights the snail’s pace at which consumer groups, the auto industry and former government engineers say new car safety rules travel. Safety advocates say lives are lost in the delays, while the auto industry warns that outdated rules hold back new technology."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/a-more-than-decade-long-delay-in-a-seat-belt-warning-system-shows-how-car-safety-rules-get-bogged-down-in-bureaucracy/2019/11/24/0547c21e-07e4-11ea-8ac0-0810ed197c7e_story.html