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Families and bike advocates push liability and safety upgrades for large trucks after fatal collisions
Summary
Families and bicycle‑safety advocates urged the Judiciary Committee to advance S.10‑36, a bill that would require side guards, convex mirrors and other safety devices on large trucks and increase liability when carriers fail to equip vehicles.
A cluster of victims, families and bicycle‑safety advocates urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to advance S.10‑36, legislation intended to reduce collisions between large motor vehicles and vulnerable road users.
Speakers included family members of people killed in collisions with box trucks and tractor‑trailers, representatives of MassBike, and community activists. They described fatal collisions known as right‑hooks and underride incidents in which bicycle riders or pedestrians were struck or crushed by rear…
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