Watch the episode of PBS’s Frontline that dropped last week about the danger of trucks on US roadways because of the lack of underride prevention devices. They interview several former officials at NHTSA who talk about the agency being under a chokehold of regulatory capture.

It's a little weird right now, because Biden issued an executive order in 2021 backing existing right-to-repair rules. And last year he doubled down, making public statements in favor of enforcement. https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/330906-biden-formally-ba... The NHTSA is part of the administration, but it's also unlikely they totally went rogue here. Not sure what's up.