Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
As the District of Columbia Committee on Transportation and the Environment considers the issue of autonomous vehicles (AVs) Advocates shared a letter with valuable information that can help guide committee leaders as they craft AV policy. Read our letter here.
read moreContact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Response to Petitions for Reconsideration of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Rule for Light Vehicles (Washington, D.C. | November 25, 2024) Today, NHTSA released their formal response to several Petitions for Reconsideration of the…
read moreContact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement on Updates to New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Released Today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (Washington, D.C.-November 18, 2024): “We are pleased to see NHTSA finalize long overdue and much-needed upgrades to its 5-Star Safety Ratings program, known as NCAP. With over 42,000 fatalities and 2.38 million injuries…
read moreAdvocates has sent a letter requesting Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) sign House Bill (HB) 4132. This legislation will permit automated speed enforcement (ASE) in active work zones on state-maintained roads and ensure Michigan benefits from this proven, lifesaving technology to curb speeding and the deadly consequences. In 2022, 1,124 people were killed on Michigan’s roads, and 27 percent of…
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