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Statement by Pres. Cathy Chase on IIHS Rear Seat Passenger on Safety Test Ratings

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Media Contact: Helen Jonsen  hjonsen@saferoads.org 202-977-7534 Statement of Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on IIHS Rear Seat Passenger Safety Test Ratings (Washington, D.C.-March 14, 2023) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a report…

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Statement on One Year Anniversary of the Signing of the IIJA

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2022 CONTACT: Allison Kennedy / akennedy@saferoads.org / 360-281-7033 (C) Statement from Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), On the One Year Anniversary of the Signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…

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Statement on the STOP Frontovers Act

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2022 CONTACT: Allison Kennedy / akennedy@saferoads.org / 360-281-7033 (C)   Statement from Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on the STOP Frontovers Act  New legislation would help prevent tragic frontover incidents.  …

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Statement Opposing Legislation to Stop Impaired Driving Prevention Technology Rulemaking

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Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) strongly opposes legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mike Braun (R-IN) and John Cornyn (R-TX), S.4647*, that would eliminate one of the most important safety provisions in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Pub. L. 117-58).  The IIJA, which was signed into law last November, directs the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring impaired driving prevention technology in new passenger motor vehicles by 2024.  Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds that such technology could save more than 9,000 lives every year if widely deployed.  S.4647 would halt progress toward requiring this lifesaving technology as standard equipment and must be rejected by Congress.

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