Download or read book Regulating the Automobile written by Robert W. Crandall and published by Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution. This book was released on 1986 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of government policy and regulations affecting the motor vehicle industry in the USA - considers the industry's market, profitability, competitiveness, etc.; comments on legislation with regard to standards for vehicle safety, air pollution and fuel economy (energy conservation); presents a cost benefit analysis of production costs, automobile maintenance, mortality related to road traffic, etc., following the application of the programmes; discusses conflicting goals of regulations. Graphs, references, statistical tables.