Vehicle Weight Safety Study (Assembly Bill 251)

California Government Code Section 14527.3 requires the CTC to convene a task force to study the relationship between vehicle weight and injuries to vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians and cyclists) and degradation to roads, and to study the costs and benefits of imposing a passenger vehicle weight fee that considers vehicle weight (Assembly Bill 251, Ward, Chapter 320, Statutes of 2023).

  Task Force Membership

 Organization Type 
California Office of Traffic Safety    State Agency 
 California Department of Motor Vehicles State Agency 
California City Transportation Initiative  State Agency 
 California State Association of Counties Local Agency Consortium 
 California State Association of Counties Local Agency Consortium 
Alliance for Automotive Innovation  Automotive Industry 
 California New Car Dealers Association Automotive Industry 
 American Automobile Association (AAA) Automotive Industry 
 Streets for All Road User Safety Organization 
 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)  Road User Safety Organization
 Active San Gabriel Valley  Road User Safety Organization
 National Federation of the Blind of California Road User Safety Organization 
 Safe Streets Research Research Organization 
California Farm Bureau   Business/Labor Organization
 United Contractors Business/Labor Organization 

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Access the bill language here for Assembly Bill 251

Contact Information

Cayla McDonell
Associate Deputy Director
California Transportation Commission
Email: cayla.mcdonell@catc.ca.gov 
Phone: (916) 832-3894