"This bill's noble goals cannot mask its serious safety flaws," Mr. Carcieri, a Republican, wrote.

It was shut down in August 1985 for safety flaws.

Pedestrian deaths are mostly a local concern; the Transportation Department puts more emphasis on drunken driving, seat belt use and vehicles' safety flaws.

She told Mr. Shelton that no one had informed her that his inspection uncovered any safety flaws.

Due to the track's location and orientation, addressing the facility's safety flaws would have been costly and tedious.

S.U.V.'s also have their own special safety flaw.

But he said: "Part of having nuclear weapons is the responsiblity to look hard to find any possible safety flaw in the weapon.

The underground tests were used to try out new designs and check for safety flaws in existing bombs.

They said that Mr. Jones was never asked to ignore safety flaws.

I was hired to look over the park for safety flaws.