Bill Text: NJ AR162 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Supports new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that require rear visibility technology in newly manufactured motor vehicles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-11-16 - Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading [AR162 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-AR162-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Supports new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that require rear visibility technology in newly manufactured motor vehicles.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution supporting the new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that require rear visibility technology in newly manufactured motor vehicles.
Whereas, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) serves as the principle administrative agency within the United States Department of Transportation empowered to issue and enforce safety and performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, known as the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; and
Whereas, On March 31, 2014, the NHTSA issued a new rule to require that rear visibility technology, which includes back up cameras, be installed in motor vehicles weighing fewer than 10,000 pounds and manufactured on or after May 1, 2018; and
Whereas, The rear visibility technology is required to expand the field of view of the driver to detect areas within a 10-foot by 20-foot zone directly behind the vehicle; and
Whereas, The new rule is designed to improve motor vehicle safety by reducing the risk of fatalities and serious injuries caused by backover accidents that happen as a result of reduced driver rear visibility; and
Whereas, The NHTSA estimates that 210 fatalities and 15,000 injuries per year are caused by backover accidents, with 31 percent of the accidents involving children under five years old and 26 percent of the accidents involving adults over 70 years old; and
Whereas, According to the NHTSA, the effort to reduce backover accidents may have a positive impact on the safety of vulnerable populations, including young children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities; and
Whereas, The new requirements to incorporate rear visibility technology into new motor vehicles complement the mission of the NHTSA to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic accidents, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity and are worthy of recognition; and
Whereas, It is altogether fitting and proper for this House to support the new final rule to require that rear visibility technology be installed in certain motor vehicles; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House supports the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards issued on March 31, 2014 that require the installation of rear visibility technology in motor vehicles weighing fewer than 10,000 pounds and that are manufactured on or after May 1, 2018.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the President of the United States of America, the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
STATEMENT
This resolution supports the new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) that require rear visibility technology in newly manufactured motor vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) serves as the principle administrative agency empowered to issue the FMVSS. On March 31, 2014, the NHTSA issued a new rule to require that rear visibility technology, which include back up cameras, be installed in motor vehicles weighing fewer than 10,000 pounds and manufactured on or after May 1, 2018. The rear visibility technology is required to expand the field of view of the driver to detect areas within a 10-foot by 20-foot zone directly behind the vehicle.
The new rule is designed to enhance safety by reducing the risk of fatalities and serious injuries caused by backover accidents. According to the NHTSA, the effort to reduce backover accidents may have a positive impact on the safety of vulnerable populations, which include young children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
