Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2021 CONTACT: Allison Kennedy / [email protected] / 360-281-7033 Statement of Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on the Letter Sent by 18 Attorneys General to Upgrade Child Passenger Safety Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) commends Attorneys General from seventeen states and the District of Columbia for the letter they sent today…
read moreDeaths are Up. Action is Needed Now. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates, last year, 38,680 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes. This marks the largest projected increase in traffic fatalities since 2007 even while the number of vehicle miles traveled dropped. Without federal action to implement proven safety solutions, it can be expected that…
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2021 CONTACT: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Allison Kennedy / [email protected] / 360-281-7033 Joint Statement from Consumer, Public Health, Safety, Labor, Bicyclist and Insurance Organizations and Traffic Crash Victim Advocates on Passage of the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) by the U.S. House of Representatives Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a…
read moreAdvocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) commends the actions taken today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require auto manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that are rated as Level 2 per the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and vehicles with more sophisticated automated driving system capability (SAE Levels 3 – 5) to report crashes.
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