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H.R.3536 - Safe Roads Act of 2015114th Congress (2015-2016)

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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] (Introduced 09/17/2015)
Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 09/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (09/17/2015)

Safe Roads Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe minimum motor vehicle safety standards requiring commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system.

The term "forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system" means a system on a motor vehicle that:

  • alerts the driver of an obstacle; and
  • if necessary to avoid or mitigate a collision with the obstacle, automatically applies the vehicle's brakes.