Techdirt. – NHTSA Starts To Take The Safety Threat Of Comically Large Trucks More Seriously

The United States is already a global leader in traffic-related fatalities, with a thirty-percent jump in the last decade. That’s in contrast to every other developed country, which saw a decline. 40,000 Americans die every year in traffic fatalities. And while tech advancements have made life safer for drivers and passengers, the same can’t be true for those on the outside looking in.
There are a lot of reasons why; from poorly considered urban pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, to the overall massive (and seemingly ever-ballooning) size of SUV and truck front ends.
This week the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed new rules that would purportedly take aim at the latter. The new rule would establish…

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