,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #a1 #bjad 
,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,schatz7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
establish new standards for automobile  
hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian  
injuries1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pedestrian ,safety ,act of #bjad4  
#b4 ,motor vehicle pedestrian protection
  7a7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #b    
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of           
,transportation1 through the            
,administrator of the ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,administration1 shall
 issue a final rule that-- 7#a7         
establishes standards for the hood and  
bumper areas of motor vehicles1         

including passenger cars1 multipurpose  
passenger vehicles1 trucks1 and buses   
with a gross vehicle weight rating of   
#d1ecf kilograms 7#aj1jjj pounds7 or    
less1 in order to reduce the number of  
injuries and fatalities suffered by     
pedestrians who are struck by such      
vehicles2 and  7#b7 considers protection
 of vulnerable pedestrian populations1  
including children and older adults4    
#c4 ,pedestrian safety roadway          
improvements ,section #abj7;c77#a7 of   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting including   
pedestrian hybrid beacons1 after traffic
 control signalization12 and  7#b7 by   
inserting roadway improvements that     
provide separation between pedestrians  
and motor vehicles1 including pedestrian
 sidewalks and crossing islands1 after  
safety rest areas14  #d4 ,inclusion of  
safety advertising campaigns in highway 
safety improvement projects ,section    
#adh7;a77#d77;,b7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  7xxv7 ,safety   
public awareness campaigns4  4