Statements

Media Statement on 2024 and 2025 Crash Data Released Today by NHTSA

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Media Contact: Shane Austin, saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on 2024 Final and 2025 Early Estimates of Traffic Crash Fatality and Injury Data Released Today by the…

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RI: State Legislature Can Help Stop Super Speeders With Intelligent Speed Assistance Program

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Advocates has joined with other safety groups to support H. 8098 and S. 2942 in the Rhode Island Legislature. These bills give lawmakers a proven, targeted tool to stop the most dangerous drivers – a small group responsible for the…

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MD: Advocates Supports Speed Limit Study to Gain Insight into Deadly and Costly Problem

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Statement of Omar Masood, Director of State Government Relations, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety FAVORABLE: In Support of Senate Bill 179 Senate Finance Committee Maryland General Assembly February 25, 2026 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), an alliance…

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Statement by Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on DOT Action on CDL Mills

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“In 2023, 5,472 people were killed and over 153,000 were injured in crashes involving large trucks. This is a 62 percent increase in deaths since 2009. One of the most effective actions to reduce these tragedies is by ensuring that…

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