New vehicle safety standards: protecting pedestrians and children from low-speed collisions.
This Act mandates the Secretary of Transportation to establish new federal motor vehicle safety standards. The goal is to significantly reduce injuries and deaths caused by low-speed incidents, particularly 'frontovers,' where vehicles strike non-occupants like small children. This means new cars must include advanced object detection and active intervention systems, enhancing safety for all citizens in parking lots and on roads.
Key points
Mandatory Safety Standards: The Secretary of Transportation must initiate rulemaking within one year to establish new vehicle safety standards.
Required Detection Systems: New vehicles must detect pedestrians, including toddlers and small children, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users in the 'perception zone' (the area immediately surrounding the vehicle).
Active Intervention and Alerts: Standards will require driver notification systems (auditory, visual, and haptic alerts) and active intervention systems to automatically prevent or reduce the severity of low-speed incidents.
Full Compliance Timeline: Manufacturers must achieve full compliance with the final safety standard within three years of its promulgation.
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