This is strange...
In June 2013, several medical professionals testified at a
TLC hearing in favor of crash testing a taxicab vehicle with the partition installed.
Dr. John Sherman, M.D., F.A.C.S. testified that the taxi partition has accounted for hundreds of injuries to passengers throughout the years.
Dr. John Sherman, M.D., F.A.C.S. testified that the taxi partition has accounted for hundreds of injuries to passengers throughout the years.
Similarly, other physicians who have treated passengers in
taxicab accidents noted that many of
the injuries they see are a result of the partition.
Dr. Charles DiMaggio, PhD specifically
Dr. Charles DiMaggio, PhD specifically
explained that safety testing with the partition installed
would decrease the risk of passenger
head and face injuries because such testing would ensure
that partitions are designed so that they
do not interfere with airbag deployment.
To minimize injury to taxi passengers and drivers resulting
from partitions when a vehicle is
involved in an accident, the proposed rules require that the
vehicles described below be crash tested... by auto manufacturers... with the TLC authorized partition installed.