Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates has sent a letter of support for advancing Assembly Bill (AB) 366 to leadership in the California Assembly Committee on Appropriations. AB 366 would make permanent the ignition interlock device (IID) pilot program and upgrade the law to require the use of IIDs by all convicted drunk drivers, including first time offenders. In 2023, 1,355 people were needlessly killed…
read moreContact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on Memorial Day Travel and Actions All States Should Take to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries on Roadways (Washington, D.C. | May 19, 2025) As Memorial Day weekend approaches, AAA projects 39.4 million will travel by car, up nearly 1…
read moreAhead of a budget hearing tomorrow in the Senate Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Transportation Housing and Urban Development (THUD), Advocates has joined with 13 other safety partners in a letter calling for for adequate resources for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and its agencies, including funds and staff for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Read the full letter…
read moreA group of U.S. safety organizations has sent a letter to Dr. Juan Carlos Muñoz, Transport and Telecommunications Minister of Chile and current Chair of the International Transport Forum and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy to convey concern that international trade negotiations not result in a weakening of motor vehicle safety standards. Read the full letter…
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