DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.
DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.
The Department of Transportation allowed trucking lobbyists to review an unpublished report recommending a safety device that could save lives by preventing pedestrians and cyclists from getting crushed under large trucks.
Holy shit I hate America.
Love of cars is unfortunately bipartisan in America.
Do you have a link? Interested in seeing what the device was
OP linked to the article
Oh. Now I see it. Mobile view is misleading Thanks
Why make it more difficult to get around when you could just let people learn not to go under enormous mountains of steel? Honestly there are reasons why adding more stuff to trailers will make things more difficult. There's lots of places I've delivered to where I'd have gotten stuck, and all that stuff adds more weight which means less efficient transport and more emissions.
Did you miss the part where it said dozens of countries have these? My country has these and nobody bats an eye