A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring during low-speed incidents involving motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 12, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The STOP Frontovers Act of 2024 directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish new federal safety standards for motor vehicles to prevent injuries and deaths from "frontovers" (when a vehicle moving forward strikes a pedestrian) and similar low-speed incidents. The bill requires automakers to equip vehicles with detection systems that can identify pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchair users, and other vulnerable road users in the area around the vehicle, combined with driver alerts and automatic braking systems to prevent collisions. The rulemaking process must begin within one year of the bill's enactment, with final safety standards completed within two years, and manufacturers must achieve full compliance within three years, though a phased implementation period may be allowed with priority given to vehicle types most commonly involved in these incidents. Additionally, the bill requires the Transportation Department to update its crash data tracking system within 30 days to better capture frontover and backover incidents. The legislation contains no specific funding amounts but establishes reporting requirements if the safety standards are delayed.
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