NHTSA positions on underrides and seat belts

<p>John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC</p> <p><br></p> <ol> <li><p>The opinions about underrides are quite diverse - one group saying the cost benefit is too low, another saying the implementation of underrides would result in more fatalities.  How did each side get to their conclusion?</p> </li> <li><p>Why was an underride rule on the table in the first place?</p> </li> <li><p>What are the timetable steps going forward if this is to become a rulemaking?</p> </li> <li><p>The less seat belts are used, the greater the chance of a fatality in an accident.  Will we see more stringent enforcement on seat belt use in trucks?</p> </li> <li><p>We’ve got a chart of the last several years of statistics - you can take us through this but is there a reason that the number of accidents and the percentage has gone up in 2021?</p> </li> </ol>

An episode of the FreightWaves NOW podcast, hosted by FreightWaves, titled "NHTSA positions on underrides and seat belts" was published on June 13, 2023 and runs 10 minutes.

June 13, 2023 ·10m · FreightWaves NOW

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John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC The opinions about underrides are quite diverse - one group saying the cost benefit is too low, another saying the implementation of underrides would result in more fatalities.  How did each side get to their conclusion? Why was an underride rule on the table in the first place? What are the timetable steps going forward if this is to become a rulemaking? The less seat belts are used, the greater the chance of a fatality in an accident.  Will we see more stringent enforcement on seat belt use in trucks? We’ve got a chart of the last several years of statistics - you can take us through this but is there a reason that the number of accidents and the percentage has gone up in 2021? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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