Pedestrian Protection Act

This bill would require the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to begin a rulemaking within 3 years to set or update vehicle safety standards meant to reduce deaths and injuries in crashes with pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, considering hood, bumper, and windshield design and vehicle height and weight. It would also require a rulemaking within 4 years to set minimum driver visibility standards for vehicles. Each final rule would be due within 2 years of starting, and vehicles would have to fully comply within 2 years after the rule is issued. The bill would also require the Secretary to publish comparative ratings of vehicle safety technology for vulnerable road users and to create a driver visibility rating system for consumers, with a report to Congress within 5 years.

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Sponsors

• Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors