The Pedestrian Protection Act would require the Department of Transportation to establish new federal safety standards for motor vehicles designed to reduce deaths and injuries involving pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to begin a rulemaking process within three years to create or modify safety standards addressing vehicle features such as hood design, bumper design, windshield design, vehicle height, and vehicle weight, with a final rule due two years after the process begins and full compliance required within two years of that rule's issuance. Additionally, the bill requires the department to initiate a separate rulemaking within four years to establish minimum visibility standards for motor vehicles and to develop consumer information ratings comparing how well different vehicles allow drivers to see pedestrians and cyclists. The bill also mandates that the department publish comparative safety ratings for vulnerable road user protection technologies and submit a report to Congress within five years detailing a plan for implementing a driver visibility information and rating system for consumers.
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