Tougher Braking Standards for Trucks
Trucks are involved in approximately 400,000 crashes each year according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. NHTSA announced that it is going to require tougher braking standards on large trucks. The standard will govern the distance within which a truck traveling at 60 mph must stop.
The new standard requires that a tractor-trailer traveling at 60 miles per hour come to a complete stop in 250 feet. The old standard required a complete stop within 355 feet.
The press release says this standard will begin with the 2012 model year vehicles.The newstandard will not apply to single unit trucks, trailers and buses but rather only to truck tractors.
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