Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Ahead of a hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, “AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership” Advocates has sent a letter providing input on this important issue and underscoring the need to ensure the safety of the American public while advancing developing technology, which can and should be done in unison.…
read moreAdvocates has offered support for enactment of Assembly Bill (AB) 981 in the California Assembly Appropriations Committee to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) pilot program for people convicted of excessive speeding, reckless driving or racing offenses in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento and Kern counties. This safety upgrade is critical and timely. Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento…
read moreAdvocates 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…
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