Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026
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1Short title
This section would give the Act the short title "Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026 .
2Vehicle standard for automatic emergency braking
This section would amend section 30129 of title 49, United States Code, which governs automatic emergency braking systems in vehicles. It would add a sentence to subsection (b) stating that the compliance date for the final rule required under that section must not be later than September 1, 2029. It would also add a new subsection (c), called "Vulnerable Road User Safety," with several requirements. Except as limited by the restriction described below, the Secretary would have to start a rulemaking process, no later than 180 days after this Act becomes law, to amend the existing automatic emergency braking rule (the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard for Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles, published May 9, 2024, at 89 Fed. Reg. 39686). The amended rule would have to make sure that an automatic emergency braking system installed in any passenger motor vehicle built for sale in the United States functions in both daylight and low-light conditions, functions across the entire range of speeds the rule already specifies for pedestrian automatic emergency braking, and detects and responds to bicyclists, motorcyclists, other cyclists, and other vulnerable road users across the full range of skin colors, complexions, clothing, and protective gear. However, any change made to address the daylight-and-low-light requirement could not alter the maximum speed at which an automatic emergency braking system may operate, as specified in the rule as of May 9, 2024. The Secretary would have to issue a final revised rule no later than 2 years after starting that rulemaking process, and the compliance date for that final revised rule could not be later than 2 years after the date it is issued. The section defines "vulnerable road user" as any individual who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle with more than 3 wheels, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, individuals traveling in wheelchairs, and riders or occupants of other transport vehicles that are not motor vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles and tractors.
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2. Vehicle standard for automatic emergency braking Section 30129 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting The compliance date of such final rule shall not be later than September 1, 2029. after the period at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Vulnerable Road User Safety (1) Amended rule Except as provided in paragraph (2) and not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking process to amend the rule promulgated pursuant to subsection (a), Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles, (89 Fed. Reg. 39686; May 9, 2024) to ensure that an automatic emergency braking system installed in any passenger motor vehicle manufactured for sale in the United States— (A) functions in daylight and low light conditions; (B) functions at the entire range of speeds specified in such rule for pedestrian automatic emergency braking; and (C) detects and responds to a bicyclist, motorcyclist, other cyclist, or other vulnerable road user, including with respect to the entire range of colors and complexions presented by skin, clothing, and protective gear. (2) Restriction Any amendment made to the rule pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) may not alter any maximum speed at which an automatic emergency braking system may operate as specified in such rule as of May 9, 2024. (3) Deadline for final rule Not later than 2 years after the date on which the rulemaking process is initiated pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall issue a final revised rule in accordance with this subsection. (4) Compliance date The compliance date of the revised rule issued pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be not later than 2 years after the date on which the revised rule is issued. (5) Vulnerable road user defined In this subsection, the term vulnerable road user — (A) means any individual who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle with more than 3 wheels; and (B) includes— (i) pedestrians; (ii) bicyclists; (iii) motorcyclists; (iv) individuals traveling in wheelchairs; and (v) riders or occupants of other transport vehicles that are not motor vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and tractors. .
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