When I checked the STOP Underrides! petition this morning, I saw that we had reached 48,000 U.S. petition signatures. I also saw this comment:
“Hello, big truck what do you expect. Anyone that thinks they can outlive a crash with a truck, good luck.”
Actually, I outlived a crash with two big trucks. My daughters did not. The difference? The truck came into their part of the car — not mine. It’s called Passenger Compartment Intrusion (PCI). And that is what Underride Protection can prevent. To save lives.
Note: some, but not all, new trailers being manufactured today have the stronger rear underride guard seen in this 2017 crash test. And most of the existing millions of trailers on the road have the weaker, ineffective rear guards.
Only a handful of trailers on U.S. roads have side guards to stop cars like this video shows is possible. That is why the STOP Underrides! Bill is so vitally important.
44,000+ STOP Underrides! Petition Signatures Posted on the Federal Register (May 2018)
