Runge to speak at congress.(News)(Brief Article)

The nation's chief vehicle safety officer will speak at the 2005 Automotive News World Congress.

Dr. Jeffrey Runge, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since 2001, heads the agency that is rewriting fuel-economy rules and pressing for safer cars, trucks and components.

His top priorities at the start of the second Bush administration are tougher rules on vehicle roof strength and an overhaul of the familiar five-star crashworthiness rating system.

The …