Letters

VA: Advocates and Safety Partners Support Bill to Curb Deadly Speeding and Reckless Driving

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Speeding is the number one factor in traffic fatalities in Virginia, accounting for 49.5% of all traffic deaths in 2023. There were 25,274 speed-related crashes, 449 deaths and 13,474 injuries. Advocates and a group of safety partners has written to…

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Advocates Urges House Committee to Prioritize Safety Issues in Next Transportation Reauthorization

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Advocates has sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ahead of the January 15 hearing titled: “America Builds: The State of the Nation’s Transportation System.” The letter highlighted the importance…

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WA: Advocates Spearheads Letter Supporting .05 BAC Limit in to Tackle Impaired Driving Tragedies

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Ahead of a hearing today in the state Senate Law and Justice Committee, Advocates, along with several other coalition partners have sent a letter supporting Senate Bill (SB) 5067. This legislation will lower the per se limit of alcohol-impaired driving…

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Advocates and Other Traffic Safety Groups Call for Appointment of Proven Safety Leader to Head NHTSA in Next Administration

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Today, Advocates and other traffic safety groups sent a letter to President-elect Trump’s transition team, calling for the next administration to prioritize naming a proven safety leader to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nearly 41,000 lives were…

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