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 Department of Motor Vehicles	State Agency
California Highway Patrol	State Agency
California Office of Traffic Safety	State Agency
California City Transportation Initiative	Local Agency Consortium
California State Association of Counties	Local Agency Consortium
Alliance for Automotive Innovation	Automotive Industry
American Automobile Association (AAA)	Automotive Industry
California New Car Dealers Association	Automotive Industry
Active San Gabriel Valley	Road User Safety Organization
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)	Road User Safety Organization
National Federation of the Blind of California	Road User Safety Organization
Streets for All	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