Front cameras could help prevent these deaths, safety experts say.
On Monday, he announced legislation that would make front blind zone safety features mandatory for motor vehicles.
After Congress passed a law to improve rear blind zone safety nearly 15 years ago, it took a decade — rulemaking, regulatory delays and a multiyear rollout — before it fully went into effect.
Blumenthal’s bill directs regulators to determine what technology, such as cameras or sensors, to require to make front blind zones safer, much like the rear blind zone law did.
But she believes the best way to prevent future tragedies is widespread use of blind zone cameras.
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