Western European countries, Canada, and Australia have also shown us that seatbelt usage rates in excess of 90 percent are possible. As you may have noted, many of the recent school bus accidents investigated by the Safety Board have involved large, heavy trucks. This is becoming an increasing danger on our roadways. Although trucks, buses, and passenger vehicles have always had to share the roads, congestion on these roads together with the mass of the vehicles using them, continues to increase. Triple combination unit trailers can extend to over 90 feet long.
Trailers are also a foot wider now.
At the same time, the number of passenger vehicles has tripled. We are studying a number of ideas that won't solve the problem-but at least they'll help mitigate it. I understand that heavy traffic congestion is also one of your problems and that plans are underway to develop strategies to manage the problem. Our first lady, Hilary Rodham Clinton, wrote a book, It Takes a Village . I know that we all agree.