Side guards: New push to make safety devices on trucks mandatory

Underride collisions, a transportation safety issue that kills hundreds of people each year, could be prevented by side guards on tractor-trailers, a simple solution that has been under consideration by the Department of Transportation since the 1960s. So why hasn't it been implemented? NBC News investigative correspondent Ronan Farrow reports for TODAY.

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Underride collisions, a transportation safety issue that kills hundreds of people each year, could be prevented by side guards on tractor-trailers, a simple solution that has been under consideration by the Department of Transportation since the 1960s. So why hasn’t it been implemented? NBC News investigative correspondent Ronan Farrow reports for TODAY.