That Alonso could emerge effectively unscathed after his huge accident in Melbourne also proved how effective safety rules on wheel tethers and side, frontal and inverted impacts have been.
Most traffic safety experts agree that the seat belt remains the world's most effective safety device.
The argument was that an effective safety mission provides an incentive to make the journey.
Ralph Nader noticed, published "Unsafe at Any Speed" in 1965 and created America's first effective safety lobby.
There are already signs, however, that the chemical industry and its Republican allies may succeed yet again in blocking effective safety rules.
In their defense against the negligence lawsuit, city officials have maintained that they cooperated with federal officials to develop an effective safety plan.
Why does the new legislation omit the simple life-saving step of requiring gun dealers to provide an effective safety lock with every weapon sold?
This means investing more of the benefits of trade in offsetting these losses, through more effective safety nets, including universal health care and pension coverage.
"In fact, this is the worst kind of cut, targeted directly at what makes social security an effective safety net: namely, the protection against inflation," he added.
Lead-acid batteries are not adequately recycled, creating an environmental problem, and a proliferation of small e-bike makers in China makes crafting effective safety rules a challenge.
Officials say that before President Bush could officially sign off on the program, he would have to notify Congress that the administration is confident of adequate training effective safety procedures.
