Underride guards have been a topic of conversation over the months (many of them now since our crash) at TruckingInfo.com:
Why Better Underride Guards, and Maybe Other Stuff, Are Worth It
June 3, 2013, http://www.truckinginfo.com/blog/trailer-talk/story/2013/06/why-better-underride-guards-and-maybe-other-stuff-are-worth-it.aspx
NHTSA to Issue New Rules on Underride Guards
July 11, 2014, http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/safety-compliance/news/story/2014/07/nhtsa-to-issue-new-rules-on-underride-guards.aspx
NHTSA to Upgrade Truck Underride and Conspicuity Rules
July 20, 2015, http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fleet-management/news/story/2015/07/nhtsa-initiates-upgrade-of-truck-underride-and-conspicuity-rules.aspx
Crash Argues for Better Impact Guards, and Better Driving
August 14, 2015, http://www.truckinginfo.com/blog/trailer-talk/story/2015/08/rear-end-crash-argues-for-better-impact-guards-and-better-control-of-one-s-car.aspx
(Just a note: It doesn’t matter who is at fault in these kinds of crashes of a smaller vehicle into a larger truck; if the underride guards could prevent the smaller vehicle from riding under the truck, the tragedy of death and horrific injury could be avoided.)
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