Where it pertains to what we adjudicate—the law, the regulations, and the standards—and where it could benefit the public by raising awareness of the safety requirements and safety standards, or where it could inform us in the alignment, amendment, or consideration of new safety standards, I think that's a case where we would be pleased to testify. On the other hand, quite often what we'll see is one party suing the other party and it's clearly a case of driver error, of poor driving, and there's really nothing to be gained. There's nothing pertaining to the vehicle, which is what we regulate, so there's very little reason for us to become involved. Still, one litigant might claim that the fault lies with the vehicle, where we know quite clearly that there are certain other issues involved, such as impairment of the driver.
On May 13th, 2014. See this statement in context.