New York City has moved quickly to install side guards on all city owned trucks and require installation on private garbage trucks (Side Guards). In the five months since Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the side guard requirement it is easy to spot something a little different about trucks.
NYC Bill to Require Side Guards for all Garbage Trucks Public and Private
On May 27, 2015 the New York City Council passed a bill mandating all heavy-duty city and private garbage trucks install side guards designed to prevent people from getting caught underneath trucks.