Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025

Improved Navigation Safety: The working group will recommend ways to improve the availability of information and route signs specific to commercial motor vehicles on GPS navigation tools (Section 2(c)(1)).

Enhanced Driver Awareness: Recommendations may include ways to improve truck driver knowledge through methods such as a section on commercial driver's license tests (Section 2(c)(3)).

Rental Vehicle Transparency: Companies that rent covered rental vehicles may be required to clearly label vehicles with height and weight information and provide oral or written notice of vehicle height to renters (Section 2(c)(4) and Section 2(c)(5)).

Centralized Safety Information: The establishment of a national clearinghouse will serve as a centralized repository for data collection, management, and the sharing of best practices to prevent bridge strikes (Section 4(a)(1)).

Infrastructure Improvement Research: A grant program will allow eligible entities to research and identify roadway, bridge, and tunnel locations for potential infrastructure improvement projects to mitigate strikes (Section 5(a)(1)).

Liability Uncertainty: The working group is tasked with addressing potential liability issues that may arise if bridge clearance information shared between public and private partners is inaccurate (Section 2(c)(2)).

Liability Immunity for GPS Providers: The bill provides that a GPS administrator shall be immune from liability in a civil action for any injury resulting from the inclusion of clearance height information provided by a State or the Federal Government (Section 2(e)).