A real-life underride death prevented by a new rear underride guard: New Stoughton Rear Underride Guard Proven Successful In Real Life Crash; Driver Survives

A real-life rear underride tragedy in a crash into an old, weak, and ineffective rear underride guard: Carroll deputy killed in crash

Seems like a no-brainer to me to require that all of the 15.5 million trucks on the road have the best possible underride protection.

Note: How many trucks are on the road?

• “Estimates of 15.5 million trucks operate in the U.S.. Of this figure 2 million are tractor trailers. “ http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm

• How many new trucks are manufactured each year?

 “2016 Top 25 North American Truck-Trailer & Chassis OEMs

http://trailer-bodybuilders.com/trailer-output/2016-trailer-production-figures-table