There’s nothing new about underride. Despite the fact that it has taken loved ones from us for decades, bringing an end to preventable underride continues to be an uphill battle. We fight on.

Here are some recent instances of underride getting media coverage:

• Statement: Second Bicyclist Killed in Philadelphia in 2025
• FMCSA refuses correction request on side underride guards on trailers
• Trump’s NHTSA nominee raises concerns among truck safety advocates
• Feds reject investigation into truck side guard recall
• ‘Big hole’ in family’s heart exposes hole in data around truck underride crashes (In Memory of Taraja, Sundari, & Fugibo Ramsess)
• Court reduces nuclear judgement in Wabash trailer underride case

And, by the way, in case you missed it, here are videos from crash testing of collisions between bicyclists and tractor-trailers — conducted by Aaron Kiefer in Raleigh at the North Carolina State Highway Patrol training facility on September 13, 2024. . .

Unguarded (no side guard) VRU Crash Test:

LPD+ Crash Test with Fully-Guarded Trailer:

Here are some posts I’ve written about Lateral Protection Devices+, i.e. side underride guards:

• LPD+ Saves Lives; But what’s an LPD+?
• Lateral Protection Device+ Performance Standard = Prevention of Side Underride Tragedies

The proof is in the pudding. I rest my case.