President Joe Biden will appoint Steven Cliff as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the White House confirmed Tuesday.
Dr. Steven Cliff
Cliff was appointed deputy adminstrator of NHTSA in February and has since helped pen the Biden admin’s new proposed fuel economy standards. Cliff, if approved by the Senate, would be the first confirmed administrator of the safety agency since Mark Rosekind left at the end of 2016.
Biden has been under pressure to appoint a new head of NHTSA in order to help craft a modernized safety agenda that addresses new issues related to active safety tech, along with semi-autonomous and fully-autonomous vehicles, among more.
In his current role, Cliff “oversees NHTSA’s work in establishing fuel economy regulations and helping facilitate the testing and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies,” the White House said in a statement.
Prior to joining NHTSA in February, Cliff was a deputy executive officer at the California Air Resources Board, which is tasked with regulating vehicle emissions and other forms of pollution within America’s most populous state. Cliff has also held roles with the California Department of Transportation and served as the agency’s assistant director for sustainability from 2014 to 2016. The 46-year old holds a doctorate in chemistry from the University of California at San Diego.
Jason Levine, executive director for a lobbyist group called the Center for Auto Safety, told Bloomberg this week that accident-related deaths on U.S. roads have increased significantly since NHTSA has been without an acting director.
“In the almost five years since NHTSA has had a Senate confirmed administrator, vehicle crash deaths have significantly increased while the agency has too often failed to utilize either its enforcement or regulatory authority,” Levine said this week.
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I nominate Johnny Knoxville from the MTV show “Jackass” to be in charge of highway safety. My 1st choice was the guy who played Mad Max, but that guy got in trouble for racist comments.
As his first official act he would establish the Vin Diesel Driving School.
I don’t think BIDEN even knows what he sighs anymore. Everyday he has to back track on some stupid thing he got rid of… Lets not even start on our stupid VP.. what a joke… LOL
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!
Old Farm Boy,
Plus Biden is an Irish Catholic who doesn’t drink. Which makes him way to much of a goodie-goodie to be President. We should Impeach him for that alone.
We need a dirty rotten scoundrel as President. Someone who nearly bursts into flames everytime he touches the Bible. Like Trump.
Take your political crap somewhere else. That’s all you talk about on here. We don’t need people like you on this website so beat it troll.
Go screw yourself.
I haven’t commented here enough for you to know anything about me.
You have commented here for this past week and every comment damn near has something to do with politics from you. Just like you stupid horse dewormer comment you made. Would you like me to link some news forums for you? I think that would suit your needs better.
You’re boring I’m moving on
BTW: the name is Dumb Donald, and I’m going til I’m the only Dumb Donald.
Trump lost get over it.
This isn’t a political forum buddy this is for cars. If you can’t handle that then this isn’t the right platform for you. Trump has been out of office for 10 months now he lost let it go and get over it. It’s not healthy for you to obsess over a man you never knew and will never meet. Seek help.
Go ScReW yOuRsElF. What a childish person from a fake troll account.
Burst into flames every time he touches the bible hmm. That would be Obama since he’s Muslim
I’ve seen pictures of a 2 year old Barack Obama, with a rifle on the grassy knoll, shooting John F. Kennedy.
Lol 🤣👍
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Why are you screaming?
Josh stop saying the fake nbc ‘damage control’ version of you’re going to say it then say the real chant thanks. We have enough fake news please don’t spread it on here.
There goes the farm!