In this chapter—

(1) “crash avoidance” means preventing or mitigating a crash;

(2) “crashworthiness” means the protection a passenger motor vehicle gives its passengers against personal injury or death from a motor vehicle accident; and

(3) “damage susceptibility” means the susceptibility of a passenger motor vehicle to damage in a motor vehicle accident.

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Terms Used In 49 USC 32301

  • vehicle: includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. See 1 USC 4