Truck crash victims families applaud legislation to require affordable, lifesaving technology vaccines in all new vehicles to prevent deadly crashes
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Families of truck crash victims with the Truck Safety Coalition are available for media interviews regarding their strong support of legislation introduced by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) the Protecting Roadside First Responders Act (S.1386, H.R. 2867) to require advanced driver assistance systems on all new cars, trucks and buses. These innovative technologies include automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings systems, which could prevent more than 2 out of 5 crashes in which a large truck rear-ends another vehicle.
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Media Availability With Truck Crash Victims: Truck Safety Bill Introduced in Congress Today Seeks First Raise in Minimum Insurance for Motor Carriers in 41 Years
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Victims and Survivors with Truck Safety Coalition Send Letter Urging Members of Congress to Pass INSURANCE Act to Protect Families from the Financial Hardship of Shouldering the High Costs of Lifelong Medical Care Resulting from a Truck Crash.
Crash victim family members volunteering with the Truck Safety Coalition are available for media interviews to discuss their personal stories of emotional and economic loss, and the critical need to raise minimum insurance coverage for motor carriers which has been stuck at $750,000 since 1980.
Truck Crash Victims Families Call on President-Elect Biden to Make Long-Ignored Truck Safety Reforms a Top Priority
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Truck Safety Coalition crash victim advocates from around the nation today called on President-elect Joe Biden to address the alarming rise in truck crash deaths and injuries over the past 10 years. The 28 families outlined urgently needed government actions that, if implemented, could save thousands of lives.
Effective solutions that could save thousands of lives are readily available but await implementation. What is lacking is effective and committed leadership at the federal agencies responsible for regulating safety – NHTSA and FMCSA. WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 5:14 pm
Earlier this year, the government issued a six-month
extension on all vehicle safety inspections as New
Zealanders were unable to leave their homes to get their
vehicles inspected during lockdown. In October, the
government extension ended. Currently there are around
24,000 vehicles with an expired Certificate of Fitness. Some
of those vehicles continue to be driven on our roads which
presents a risk to the driver and other road users.
As
we prepare for the Christmas holidays with more vehicles
than normal expected on our roads, VTNZ is urging truck
owners to make sure their vehicles are safe to drive on our