DETROIT - Joan Claybrook, who issued the first standards requiring airbags in automobiles, will talk about General Motors Co.'s current safety problems with ignition switches Wednesday, April 2, at Wayne State University Law School.
PRE-LECTURE MEDIA BRIEFING:
Joan Claybrook will be available to meet with the media prior to the lecture. (She won't be available for questions after the lecture.)
- Media briefing - 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 2, at Wayne State University Law School
- If you plan to attend the media briefing, please register in advance with Shawn Starkey, (313) 577-4629 or sstarkey@wayne.edu.
- Media parking - Available for $6.50 (credit and debit cards only) in the lot in front of the law school or in Structure One across West Palmer Street from the law school
EVENT SUMMARY:
"GM and NHTSA: Who is Covering for Whom?"
- Joan Claybrook will talk about General Motors Co.'s current safety problems with ignition switches and also will address the failure of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to demand a recall against the historic backdrop of the role of politics in auto safety.
- Claybrook was president of Public Citizen from 1982 to 2009 and still serves on the organization's board. As head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for four years before she joined Public Citizen, Claybrook issued the first standards requiring airbags in all passenger vehicles and the nation's first fuel-economy laws. She has spoken out publicly about how research and data supporting safety measures often have been countered by political pressure on lawmakers.
- Free, open to public. Lunch provided.
- 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 2
- Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, Wayne State University Law School, 471 W. Palmer St., Detroit