Political Quotes

“This amendment prohibits the use of funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's rule mandating automatic emergency braking systems on new commercial vehicles. Isn't that wonderful, another mandate? Making the world better, making America better, making us more free, making everything more affordable, except it is not. The IIJA, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, required the Department of Transportation to issue a mandate for heavy-duty trucks to be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems. It also required the DOT to consult with the commercial vehicle user community and address any existing deficiencies with automatic emergency braking systems before issuing its mandate. The issue is that DOT has failed to meet both requirements, or any requirement. There are real and legitimate concerns about false activations of the systems that remain unaddressed and must be dealt with before proceeding with any requirement. Moreover, an integrated safety system with an automatic emergency braking system can add up to $5,000 to the cost of a single truck. Oh, but it is always worth it. It is always worth it. We are going to be more safe if we have this stuff. Meanwhile, we can't get anybody to drive a truck anymore. That is why we are looking at automated trucks without drivers in them because we have depleted the truck driving industry.…”