Reflectors Required on Tractor-Trailers
From Times Wire Reports
After years of study and debate, the government moved to require tractor-trailer trucks to carry reflectors that outline the bottom edge of their trailers. The Federal Highway Administration said that the change should reduce the chance that a vehicle will smash into or drive under a trailer. The agency estimated the change will save more than 100 lives and prevent 1,700 injuries in the next decade.
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