Senators Propose Bill Requiring Semi Side Guards To Reduce Traffic Fatalities

When a car slams into the side of a tractor-trailer and slides underneath, the results can be horrific. Many of a car’s safety features are rendered worthless. The top of the car may be sheared off; the occupants are often decapitated. Federal statistics show that on roads and highways across America, "side underride crashes" kill more than 200 people every year. On Tuesday, for the first time, members of Congress proposed a bill that would require guards on the sides and front of all trucks to help prevent cars from sliding underneath them during collisions.