We’ve been waiting 52+ years for DOT to move forward with side guards on large trucks — not to mention improving rear guard regulations and adding front underride protection. After numerous petitions, comprehensive underride rulemaking still has not made it the onto the DOT Unified Regulatory Agenda.
A public commitment to Vision ZERO is lip service when it does not result in substantive action. What would constitute tangible progress?
- Establishment of a DOT Advisory Committee On Underride Protection in early 2021.
- Placement of a Supplemental Notice of Comprehensive Underride Rulemaking on the DOT Regulatory Agenda before the end of 2021.
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2011 IIHS petition to NHTSA concerning FMVSS 223 and 224
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