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Pre-Trip Inspection: Rear Guard

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Sources: 49 CFR 396 Appendix A

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Preventing underride.

Without it a car striking the rear passes beneath the trailer, which bypasses every crash structure the car has. Underride bypasses every crash structure the car has.

Rear Impact Guard

49 CFR 396 Appendix A

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