July 12, 2006 10:00PM 

# NHTSA: Unsafe at Any Speed? 

By [Tom G. Palmer](https://www.cato.org/people/tom-g-palmer) 

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According to CNN, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is making automobile travel in Toyotas less safe for children: “[Toyota’s totally bizarre recall: Why would Toyota issue a recall designed to make vehicles less safe?”](http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/11/autos/bad_recall/index.htm)

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