Interpretation ID: nht95-3.85

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: August 10, 1995

FROM: Charles De Saint Martin -- Project Manager, Fairchild Corporation

TO: John Womack -- General Counsel, U.S. DOT

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO 9/14/95 LETTER FROM JOHN WOMACK TO CHARLES DE SAINT MARTIN (A43; REDBOOK 2; STD. 108)

TEXT: Dear Mr. Womack:

A telephone conversation with Mrs. Patricia Breslin of D.O.T. prompts to write. She informed me that your office was responsible for providing new product interpretation.

We, at Fairchild are currently looking at establishing a partnership with a French company, regarding the marketing of the following product:

Product description: The product, named "SECURIFLASH", adds security to vehicles by alerting other vehicles of emergency braking situations.

Goal: Differentiate emergency braking from conventional braking by automatically triggering off the warning signals in addition to the standard brake lights.

An electronic device, attached to the engine's block, releases the warning signals at time of extreme deceleration, as if the driver had done it by hand.

The product does not in any way affect or alter the original equipment of the car. It should be considered as an additional warning signals switch which automatically triggers off in case of emergency braking.

This product was developed after different European studies show that 60% of rear end collisions would be avoided if the brakes had been applied one second earlier.

Waiting for your correspondence.

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