HR 1361 · in committee · significant
Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025
- technology
What this bill does
- Allows vehicles to use pulsating brake lights that flash up to four times before staying solid.
- Applies to cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, and trailers sold in the United States.
- DOT must update safety standards to set performance requirements for the new brake light system.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would pulsating brake lights improve driver reaction times compared to traditional solid brake lights, and what safety data supports this change?
- 02
Which vehicle manufacturers and safety organizations have tested these flashing brake systems, and what were their findings about effectiveness?
- 03
What are the potential downsides of pulsating brake lights, such as driver distraction or confusion, and how would the updated DOT standards address these concerns?
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Sponsor · R-FL-11
Daniel Webster
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
47/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-13
Joining the bill
Marc A. Veasey
D-TX-33 · original
Tracey Mann
R-KS-1 · original
Pete Stauber
R-MN-8 · original
Lance Gooden
R-TX-5 · original
Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Adriano Espaillat
D-NY-13 · original
Mike Collins
R-GA-10 · original
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1 · original
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2 · original
Chuck Edwards
R-NC-11 · original
W. Gregory Steube
R-FL-17
+ 35 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-13 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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