Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Ignition Interlock Devices (IID) Save Lives Expand Use of this Proven Technology Restore All-Offender IID Mandate and Pass Assembly Bill (AB) 1830 The Issue: Traffic crashes are a deadly and costly threat to California families and visitors that require urgent attention and action. In 2025, there were an overall estimated 3,630 traffic fatalities on roads in the state according to…
read moreMedia 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 Action Announced Today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to Fast-Track Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Deployment (Washington, D.C. | July 30, 2026) Today’s announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on efforts by the…
read moreOn July 13, 2026, Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety will testify before the District of Columbia Committee on Transportation and the Environment during the public hearing on B26-0684, the “Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026.” The committee is chaired by DC Councilman Charles Allen (D-Ward 6). Click here to read her full remarks…
read moreJuly 1, 2026 Honorable Tasha Boerner Chair, California Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance 1021 O Street, Suite 6610 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: SB 1246 (Cortese) as amended June 24, 2026 Autonomous Vehicle Safety: SUPPORT Dear Chair Boerner: Our organizations, which together represent consumers and traffic safety advocates in California and across the nation, strongly urge your AYE vote for…
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