Bill Summary
This proposed bill aims to make changes to existing laws and programs related to vehicle roadside accidents in the United States. The first change would be to the Highway Safety Improvement Program, which would include occupants and pedestrians associated with disabled vehicles in its scope, in addition to just pedestrians. This would also extend to the National Priority Safety Programs, which would create a working group to collect and analyze data on Disabled Roadside Vehicle Crashes and implement solutions to prevent these accidents. The bill would also require the collection of data on roadside deaths and increase public awareness of "Move Over or Slow Down" laws, which require drivers to move over or slow down when approaching an authorized emergency vehicle or a disabled vehicle on the side of the road. Overall, this legislation aims to improve highway safety and reduce accidents involving disabled vehicles.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could potentially increase the safety of disabled motorists and pedestrians on highways by requiring the collection and analysis of accurate data on roadside accidents and implementing solutions to reduce them.
2. The working group convened under this legislation could bring awareness to the issue of roadside accidents and potentially lead to the adoption of better data sharing and awareness and intervention activities to prevent them.
3. The amendment to the Move Over or Slow Down Law could lead to increased awareness and public education about the importance of moving over or slowing down for any type of disabled vehicle on the roadside, not just authorized emergency vehicles.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9536 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9536
To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 2024
Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Yakym) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act with respect to vehicle roadside accidents, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VEHICLE ROADSIDE ACCIDENTS.
(a) Highway Safety Improvement Program.--Section 148(c)(2) of title
23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(vi) by striking ``and
pedestrians,'' and inserting ``pedestrians, and occupants and
pedestrians associated with disabled vehicles'';
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i) by inserting ``, and occupants
and pedestrians associated with disabled vehicles'' after
``pedestrians''; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)(vi) by striking ``and pedestrians''
and inserting ``pedestrians, and occupants and pedestrians
associated with disabled vehicles''.
(b) National Priority Safety Programs.--Section 405 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Collection of Data.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration and other relevant agencies, shall convene a
working group of industry and nongovernment entities, including
representatives of high-risk diverse communities, such as
groups advocating for historically marginalized groups, high
traffic risk professions, such as truckers and first
responders, and other relevant stakeholders, including state
and local highway safety experts, insurers, medical and public
health experts, law enforcement and other first responders, and
technology and automobile manufacturers.''
``(2) Duties.--The working group convened under paragraph
(1) shall collect, analyze, compile, and publish accurate,
detailed data on Disabled Roadside Vehicle Crashes, along with
strategic plan to identify and implement solutions to the fatal
and non-fatal injury crashes, adoption of better data sharing
with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
including local adoption of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash
Criteria, and annual updates on awareness and intervention
activities and results.''.
(c) Injury Health Data.--Section 24108(c)(2) of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) is amended by inserting ``,
including roadside deaths,'' after ``fatalities''.
(d) Review of Move Over or Slow Down Law Public Awareness.--Section
24109(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-
58) is amended by inserting ``or motorist or disabled vehicle'' after
``authorized emergency vehicle''.
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