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USA Senate Confirmed Mark Rosekind To Run NHTSA


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Washington DC December 17, 2014; Reuters reported that the U.S. Senate confirmed Mark Rosekind to lead the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has come under criticism this year for not responding more quickly to evidence of potentially deadly vehicle defects.

Rosekind, an expert on human fatigue, has spent the past four years as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates major transportation accidents. The Senate confirmed his appointment by unanimous consent late Tuesday.

He joins a small agency that has been without a permanent chief since David Strickland resigned a year ago. Deputy Administrator David Friedman has been running NHTSA in the interim.

NHTSA has come under fire from safety advocates and members of Congress for its perceived slow response to two major scandals this year: defects in Takata air bags and General Motors ignition switches.

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