Ted Stevens says congress to act on Chinese junk - bye SUNL

 Senator Ted Stevens says congress to act on Chinese ATVs
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118212632354938503.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Strict Standards Needed on ATVs Made in China
June 18, 2007; Page A15

Your article on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recent warning over
ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) imported from China ("Chinese ATV Is Called
Hazardous," Politics & Economics, June 6) aroused my interest. During a meeting
of the China-U.S. Interparliamentary Conference in Washington, I urged members
of the National People's Congress, led by Sheng Huaren, vice chairman of the
Secretary-General Standing Committee, to establish strict safety standards for
ATVs exported to the U.S. Our delegation cautioned that Congress stands ready to
enact restrictions on ATV imports if such standards aren't established by the
People's Republic of China.
This issue was discussed at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last month, and
I am working with Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas on legislation to improve safety
standards for ATVs sold in the U.S. We hope to convince Congress to approve
legislation directing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to address this
pressing issue. Regardless of where ATVs are made, strict safety standards are
necessary.
As important as it is to ensure safe ATVs, it is also essential for the Senate
to approve a chairman for the commission, which can only fulfill its duty of
protecting consumers from unsafe products when it is fully operational.
Sen. Ted Stevens (R., Alaska)
Washington

 

Hm. What about ATVs made elsewhere? Aren't they subject  to the same
dangers? Remember the original Honda Odyssey? IT was a three-wheeled
ATV, and IIRC it got banned because it fell over a lot.

OTOH, maybe the fee-market Republicans are right and Chinese junk
manufacturers have the right to make a killing off Americans who buy
their products.

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 The Odyssey was a four wheeled big gokart with a 250cc engine and
CVT.
 The govt' did "outlaw" or ban the sale of all three wheelers
though...saving us from ourselves again, thanks a lot.