Tristan's Law amends federal highway safety funding to address the specific dangers children face around ice cream trucks and other frozen dessert vehicles. The bill requires states that adopt laws mandating safety equipment on frozen dessert trucks—including flashing signal lamps, stop signal arms, convex mirrors, and front crossing arms—to be eligible for federal safety grants. Beginning in fiscal year 2024, one percent of federal highway safety funds will be allocated to states that implement these requirements, distributed proportionally based on each state's existing highway safety funding. The legislation also directs the Secretary of Transportation to study pedestrian injuries and deaths involving frozen dessert trucks and develop guidance for states on improving safety around these vehicles. The bill stems from findings that children approaching or leaving frozen dessert trucks face significant traffic hazards, as they may not pay attention to traffic and trucks can obstruct driver visibility.
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