Safe Roads Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3536
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2015-09-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Roads Act of 2015</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>The term "forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system" means a system on a motor vehicle that:</p> <ul> <li>alerts the driver of an obstacle; and</li> <li>if necessary to avoid or mitigate a collision with the obstacle, automatically applies the vehicle's brakes.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3536 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2015 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Lewis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Roads Act of 2015 . 2. Motor vehicle safety standard Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires a commercial motor vehicle to be equipped with a forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system. 3. Minimum safety standards for commercial motor vehicles The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a regulation under section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commercial motor vehicle The term commercial motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system The term forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system means a system on a motor vehicle that, based on a predefined distance and closing rate with respect to an obstacle in the path of the vehicle— (A) alerts the driver of the obstacle; and (B) if necessary to avoid or mitigate a collision with the obstacle, automatically applies the brakes of the vehicle.