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Congress·In Committee·9 months ago

House Committee Reviews Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act to Require Auto-Braking for Bikes

Also known as: Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Review
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Senate
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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)
Housing Assistance
Neutral
Child Tax Credit
Neutral
Positive Impacts(2)
Chronic Illness
Helps
Disability Benefits
Helps

Key Points

  • Congress directs the Transportation Department to write a rule that sets minimum performance standards for automatic emergency braking in new cars and light trucks.
  • The braking system must work in daylight and low-light conditions, and it must work up to the maximum activation speed allowed for that vehicle type.
  • The system must be able to detect and respond to vulnerable road users like bicyclists and motorcyclists, including across different skin tones and clothing/gear colors.
  • The Transportation Department must finish the rule within 3 years of the law being enacted.
  • Once the final rule is issued, carmakers would have no more than 2 model years to meet the new requirements.
TransportationConsumer Protection

Milestones

3 milestones3 actions
May 30, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

May 29, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

May 29, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

No later than 3 years after the bill becomes law

Transportation Department must issue a final safety rule for AEB in new covered vehicles

Sets the minimum performance requirements, including low-light operation and detecting bicyclists/motorcyclists with different clothing/gear and skin tones.

Between the law taking effect and the final rule deadline (and continuing after the rule is issued)

Car makers begin updating designs and testing to meet the new AEB performance standards

New vehicle models (or refreshed models) may add/upgrade cameras, radar, and software to meet the rule; this can affect vehicle features and prices.

No later than 2 model years after the model year in which the final rule is issued

Required compliance date arrives (set by the final rule)

New passenger cars, SUVs, and light trucks up to 10,000 lbs sold as new would need AEB that meets the new minimum standards.

Around the compliance model years set in the final rule

Shoppers start seeing the updated AEB capability become standard on more new vehicles

Buying a new vehicle becomes more likely to include AEB that can detect and brake for cyclists/motorcyclists in low light, reducing some crash risks.

Related News

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Cyclingnews·about 1 year ago

Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act introduced in US to protect vulnerable road users

The proposed legislation specifies that all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds must include AEB systems capable of detecting and responding to vulnerable road users, including cyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists, in various conditions.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 3649
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(19)
D: 19

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