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Should the Federal Government Regulate Bad Driving?

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    FBN's Liz MacDonald on Senator Schumer demanding federal GPS standards.

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-- -- Regulation nation should the federal government regulate.

Bad driving -- -- here now what's the back story -- -- that's serious senator Chuck Schumer is very upset because he says there's a spike in the number of trucks that are crashing into bridges and overpasses -- -- 80% of these crashes are due to.

Basically truckers.

Wrongfully using GPS system here's a senator -- yesterday talking about it at that most of struck -- in upstate New York take a listen.

But oftentimes those -- GPS directed -- -- and many truckers may not know that.

No right now was not -- its programs.

To be the same.

We're applied -- -- Ford Taurus or fifteen foot high tractor trailer the only issue beyond DOT.

So here's the senator wants he's essentially saying look we've got -- -- crashes a year in New York State.

Nearly 900 crashes from not for trucks into bridges over the past decade.

He not only wants new federal national nationwide rules he wants a probe here's what -- Arab wide -- after the the -- -- transportation to investigate the matter is also asking for new federal rules though obviously fourth GPS manufacturers.

To.

Have put put warning systems for trucks and all GPS systems.

I Denny's blaming GPS systems for 80% of the crash -- but I would you know I would argue why not just ticket these guys are not supposed to be on the park with at all.

That would be up to then the driver to figure out on the bridge is -- up and now Schumer actually wants the feds to force a company like -- Tom -- or apple maps or Google Maps.

To to actually start putting in height sit in and get all that work yeah and the -- where -- opened or has Permanente southern new York State Department transportation the State Department transportation.

-- parties has tracking systems GPS systems but the truckers do have that information.

But now instead of using Google Maps -- you know consumer devices.

Senator Schumer wants all systems to have the truck warnings -- system on them to the list have you gotten any statements from Garmin -- the other GPS company is about this new push -- -- you weren't there reacting at all they're not reacting no comment yet but the trucking industry saying with sickness might be premature.

Absolutely.

OK what about that driving them.

But about bad driving isn't.

Sent right man but if they had an attic and GPS is not steered me wrong but -- on -- -- and paying attention taken a wrong turn yet that's just -- to at least say essentially as senators saying look.

The GPS system that the truckers are using our Google Maps -- consumer devices and it's funneling them on to part ways that this giving them the wrong direction.

When they should be looking at the signs saying look we've got an overpass ahead he's saying it's costing taxpayers millions of dollars to fix the bridges and also for extra signs and now -- saying.

Let's take the federal government to the GPS manufacturers and fix the problem -- Understand that it is why taxpayers have to pay if you're driving a truck -- you bang into the bridge your company that owns a trump should have to be the wanna pay the damages what are we taxpayers didn't.

Fourth -- -- wanted to focus on that instead of above rule forcing.

The maker of a -- to do something extra inside the product.

Well because that's the easy thing in there especially if Chuck -- that has been -- -- don't you were to send in his cabin or subway threat.

-- -- that I'm the only bad driver out of the two of us -- just Lizzy will be a lot global get back but I would whenever yeah this -- but thankful.

-- until it is that housing data raised.

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