Federal regulators are accepting applications for a new 20-member Advisory Committee on Underride Protection (ACUP) to provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Department of Transportation on safety regulations to reduce truck trailer underride crashes.
Rear underride crashes occur when a passenger vehicle collides with the back of a truck trailer and slides underneath. Such crashes can be so severe that the trailer enters the car’s passenger compartment, severely injuring or killing the...
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