Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2284
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2014-05-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Government information and archives

Marketing and advertising

Motor vehicles

Pedestrians and bicycling

Roads and highways

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to issue a final rule that: (1) establishes standards for the hood and bumper areas of motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less, in order to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities suffered by pedestrians who are struck by such vehicles; and (2) considers the protection of vulnerable pedestrian populations, including children and older adults.</p> <p>Allows a federal share of up to 100% for any projects for pedestrian hybrid beacons and roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including pedestrian sidewalks and crossing islands. </p> <p>Declares that highway safety improvement projects include one or more projects for safety public awareness campaigns.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2284 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2014 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 . 2. Motor vehicle pedestrian protection (a) Rulemaking Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall issue a final rule that— (1) establishes standards for the hood and bumper areas of motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less, in order to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities suffered by pedestrians who are struck by such vehicles; and (2) considers protection of vulnerable pedestrian populations, including children and older adults. 3. Pedestrian safety roadway improvements Section 120(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting including pedestrian hybrid beacons, after traffic control signalization, ; and (2) by inserting roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including pedestrian sidewalks and crossing islands, after safety rest areas, . 4. Inclusion of safety advertising campaigns in highway safety improvement projects Section 148(a)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (xxv) Safety public awareness campaigns. .