Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill expands federal safety programs to include people who are standing near broken-down cars or walking around disabled vehicles on the side of the road.
• It creates two new expert groups made up of police, truckers, construction unions, and car makers to study why roadside crashes happen and how to prevent them.
• The plan updates "Move Over" laws to make sure drivers know they must slow down or change lanes for any person or vehicle on the shoulder, not just for police and ambulances.
• The government would be required to track and report how states spend safety money to protect workers in construction zones to ensure the funds are actually saving lives.
• By improving how the government collects data on roadside deaths, officials hope to identify the most dangerous areas and fix them before more accidents occur.

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