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The website exists to push companies and Congress to take a vital step in improving road safety: the installation of side underride protection on semi-truck trailers and improve rear underride protection to match EU standards.

Underride crashes, where a passenger vehicle slides beneath the side or rear of a trailer, are among the most devastating and fatal types of collisions involving large trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that 5,900 people in the US each year die in accidents with semi-trucks and over 160,000 people are injured. A 2019 study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that side underride guards can reduce the risk of injury in these crashes by more than 75%, especially in side-impact scenarios at speeds under 35 mph.

By contrast, the European Union mandates side underride guards on nearly all commercial trailers, a regulation in place since the 1980s. As a result, the EU has seen significantly fewer fatalities from underride incidents. According to the European Transport Safety Council, side guards have been estimated to prevent hundreds of fatalities per year across Europe. Notably, the EU has a lower truck-involved fatality rate per mile driven than the U.S., and underride guards are a proven contributor to this safety record.

Despite the clear evidence and technological feasibility, side underride guards remain largely absent on American trucks, except for rear protection which is mandated. As leaders in retail and logistics, your companies have an unprecedented opportunity to set a new industry standard—one that values human life as much as operational efficiency.

Adding side underride protection is not only ethically responsible but aligns with your companies' stated commitments to innovation and social responsibility. Furthermore, as safety regulations evolve, early adoption of such protections could position you as proactive leaders, reducing potential future liability and gaining public trust.

In the absence of a federal mandate, voluntary action is the most immediate path to progress. I respectfully ask you to begin retrofitting existing trailers and ensure that all newly purchased trailers include side underride protection as a standard feature.

Thank you for your time and for considering this life-saving measure. I hope you will take bold action to prioritize the safety of everyone who shares the road with your vehicles.

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