VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE – On June 15, 2021 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA), families of truck crash, “hot car” and seatback failure victims, safety & consumer advocates, public health experts and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters called on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to include urgently needed safety upgrades in surface transportation legislation scheduled for consideration by the Committee on June 16, the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (S. 2016).
- Press conference video
- Video demonstrating occupant detection and alert technology in vehicles
- Safety Spotlight – Safety Issues in the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (S. 2016)
- Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety statement
- Jena Frost statement – truck safety
- Joan Claybroook, Chair, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways statement
- Norman Collins Sr., PhD statement – Hot Cars Act
- Jason Levine, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety statement
- Russell Swift statement – truck safety
- Andy Warner statement – seatback safety
- Dr. Deanna Wathington, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Executive Board Chair, American Public Health Association statement
- MEDIA ALERT