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This bill aims to improve safety for people involved in roadside vehicle accidents by expanding the definition of who should be protected under federal highway safety programs. Currently, federal law focuses on protecting pedestrians and vehicle occupants during accidents, but this legislation adds occupants and pedestrians associated with disabled vehicles—such as motorists waiting for help on the roadside—as explicit safety priorities. The bill requires the Department of Transportation, working with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and industry groups including truckers, first responders, insurers, and automobile manufacturers, to collect detailed data on crashes involving disabled vehicles and develop strategies to reduce injuries and deaths. It also expands awareness campaigns about "move over" laws, which require drivers to change lanes away from emergency vehicles and disabled vehicles on the roadside. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines but directs federal agencies to conduct ongoing data collection and publish annual updates on safety awareness efforts and results.

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