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Senators Gillibrand & Rubio and Representatives Cohen & DeSaulnier Reintroduce Bipartisan Underride Bill

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March has been a momentous month for truck underride. Continuing along that line, the STOP Underrides! Bill has been re-introduced to Congress by its sponsors, Senators Gillibrand and Rubio and Representatives Cohen and DeSaulnier, on March 5.

See Senator Gillibrand’s Press Release here and Senator Rubio’s here.

To convince Congress of the importance of this bill to end Death By Underride, we will be hosting an Underride Crash Test Event in Washington, D.C., starting at 10:00 a.m. on March 26 (watch for livestreaming from Eric Flack & WUSA 9).

Consumer Reports urges Congress to pass the Stop Underrides Act

The STOP Underrides! Bill is now S.665 (referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee) and HR.1511 (referred to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee).

CVSA Responds to Senators Deciding to Spend a Day Inspecting Underride Guards

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Do you want to share the road with trucks which have bent, rusty, or cracked rear underride guards?
 
We are encouraged by CVSA’s response to our request that they add underride guards to their vehicle inspections. Guards that are weak to begin with become even weaker when they are not properly maintained.

“There are currently 15 items on the CVSA out-of-service criteria that render a commercial motor vehicle operator unqualified to drive if their trucks do not meet CVSA standards,” the [senators’] letter said. “This list includes lighting devices, windshield, wipers and frame of the vehicle.”

But NOT underride guards!

We’ll keep you updated on the results of their research across the country, August 27-31.