Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 9/15/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- 2023-09-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2023-09-13Referred 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.
- 2023-09-13Referred 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.
- 2023-09-13Introduced in House
- 2023-09-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-13 (00)
Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023
This bill allows for the use of a pulsating light system for vehicle braking.
Specifically, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108 (Standard 108) must be deemed to allow for the use of a pulsating light system on covered vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, and motorcycles). The Department of Transportation must issue regulations to update Standard 108 to (1) include performance-based standards for pulsating light systems, and (2) allow for the use of the systems on motor vehicles.
As background, Standard 108 regulates all automotive lighting, signaling, and reflective devices. Under the bill, a pulsating light system includes a system for a high-mounted stop lamp in which the lamp pulses rapidly no more than four times and for no more than 1.2 seconds when the brake of the vehicle is applied and then converts to a continuous light (as a normal stop lamp) until the brake is released.
Cosponsors (20)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- KAY GRANGER (R-TX)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Transportation
- Motor vehicles
- Roads and highways
- Transportation safety and security
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