5727-S AMH TRPB DOYL 1

SSB 5727 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget

On page On page 1, strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  (1) The Washington state patrol, in consultation with the Washington traffic safety commission, shall conduct an analysis of the most effective safety devices for preventing accidents while delivery trucks are operating in reverse gear. The analysis shall focus on trucks equipped with a cube-style, walk-in cargo box up to eighteen feet long that are most commonly used in the commercial delivery of goods and services.

      (2)  The state patrol shall give specific consideration to the use of rear cross-view type mirrors that can be mounted at the top left rear corner of the truck's cargo box.  The state patrol may incorporate research and analysis currently being conducted by the national highway traffic safety administration.

      (3)  Upon completion of the analysis, the state patrol shall forward its recommendations to the legislative transportation committee."