Press Releases

Statement on National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 17-23)

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Motor vehicle crashes are a leading killer of teenagers in the U.S.  Proven traffic safety laws and collision avoidance technology can prevent them.

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Statement on Pedestrian Safety Month

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This Pedestrian Safety Month, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) is shining a spotlight on the need to implement proven countermeasures to protect pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (VRUs), especially as overall traffic fatalities also continue to rise.

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Statement on Child Passenger Safety Week

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Protecting children with proven safety solutions is an achievable goal.  This Child Passenger Safety Week, we call upon state and federal officials to make it happen.

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Statement on Extension of Emergency Declaration and Exemptions from Certain Truck Safety Regulations

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With the recent announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extending exemptions pertaining to operations supporting direct assistance for COVID-19 relief efforts, we urge the agency to be transparent about their use by making any related data available to the public.

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