Congress looks to improve military vehicle safety

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Congress looks to improve military vehicle safety
By Philip Athey
 Friday, Nov 12
 

Congress may soon introduce several programs to make military vehicle training safer, in the wake of a report that took the Army and Marine Corps to task over routine safety lapses that led to thousands of vehicle accidents and over 100 deaths.

Between 2010 and 2019 the two services combined for 3,753 tactical vehicle mishaps that resulted in the deaths of 123 service members, a July report from the Government Accountability Office said.

The report, conducted at the request of Congress, found both services were short of safety officers and had inconsistent policies for licensing vehicle operators that may have led to more accidents.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/11/12/congress-looks-to-improve-vehicle-safety/

[rangerrebew]

Using their true, trusted way of resolving problems, congress is going to throw some money at it and add another layer of bureaucracy and PRESTO, problem solved.