Word: naderism
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...Unsafe at Any Speed, Nader...
...More and more, G.M. is using earthy Jim Roche instead of steely Fred Donner as its public voice. It was Roche who went to Washington to apologize for the embarrassing fact that G.M. underlings-unbeknownst to Roche-had hired detectives to probe the private affairs of Safety Crusader Ralph Nader. When G.M. makes delicate pronouncements about auto safety, quality control or production cutbacks, Jim Roche does...
...auto safety, "It's all of the same order as the hula hoop--a fad. Six months from now, we'll probably be on another kick." Your editorial of May 13 on highway safety reflects a similar vein of though. In addition, you have chosen to label Ralph Nader, one of the protagonists, as "flamboyant" and suggest that the American public will soon tire of his effort...
Unless I and some other research workers in this field are badly misinformed, the fifty thousand deaths which will occur this year from motor vehicle accidents are a catastrophe which might have been prevented many years ago, had the public been around. The questions which Mr. Nader explores in his book, Unsafe at Any Speed, are vital ones which we as a public have refused to consider until now. Your editorial reflects an apparent failure on your part to acquaint yourself with Nader's published work; should you do so, you will find that it is well researched and documented...
...demanding that technical innovations such as the collapsible steering column be installed as soon as they are developed. Then foot-dragging on features such as seat belts would not occur again. And with federal regulation, the public will no longer have to depend on showmen such as Mr. Nader to enforce highway safety...