Drunk-Driver Detectors for Cars Part of Infrastructure Bill
- Safety measures for cars and trucks included in legislation
- Rear-impact guards for trucks also part of Senate package
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New cars will be required to have technology to detect drunk drivers and a system to keep children from being accidentally left in vehicles on hot days under a series of long-sought safety measures included in the infrastructure bill awaiting a vote in the U.S. Senate.
Other provisions included in the 2,702-page bill are a mandate for automatic emergency braking and crash avoidance systems for new cars, and rear guards for semitrailer trucks to keep the passenger compartments of cars from being crushed in rear-impact collisions.