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OH SCR12
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
11/23/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kenny Yuko
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AI Summary
- Urges Congress to enact legislation requiring commercial trucks to use side guards and establish technical specifications for those guards.
- Cites data showing pedestrians and bicyclists killed by large trucks increased 9.7% between 2017 and 2018 according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports.
- Notes that side guards are safety barriers running between truck tires that reduce damage and fatality risk in side impact collisions involving vulnerable road users.
- References New York City and Boston requirements for side guard technology on city-owned or contracted vehicles, and London's requirement since 1986 resulting in significant decreases in bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities.
- Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to U.S. congressional leadership, the President, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.
Legislative Description
Urge Congress to enact commercial truck side guard regulations
Transportation
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Transportation
11/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Transportation11/30/2021
Full Bill Text
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