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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer joined families and members of the RB Lawrence Ambulance Company to call on the federal government to update and implement new truck safety standards by requiring trucks be equipped with energy-absorbing underride guards. Schumer said that the recent accident on I-81, which cost 4 lives, including 3 members of the RB Lawrence Ambulance Company, shows the urgent need to improve truck safety in order to better protect drivers and passengers involved in truck underride crashes. When these accidents occur, the vehicle can strike and travel underneath a truck bypassing the vehicle's built-in safety mechanisms. To address these catastrophic accidents, Schumer is calling for the federal government to update existing truck rear underride guard standards, require trucks be equipped with side underride guards, and for new research into front underride guard standards. Schumer said the safety benefits of underride guards are proven and well-known and that these new safety requirements can help protect all New Yorkers on the road.