Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Dear Governor Sununu, As leading safety organizations working together to pass highway and auto safety laws that prevent crashes, deaths and injuries, and contain costs, we urge you to sign into law Senate Bill (SB) 118. The bill updates New Hampshire’s child occupant protection statute by requiring that children less than two years old remain in a rear-facing safety seat.…
read moreLetter to President Joe Biden: “As the nation’s leading traffic safety organizations committed to ending the terrible toll of roadway deaths and injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes, we urge you to take immediate action to nominate an Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).” Read the complete letter here.
read moreStatement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on the Need for Bicycle Detection in the Automatic Emergency Braking Rule (Washington, DC-June 6, 2023) New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds that advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) which include automatic emergency braking (AEB) and other technologies can prevent real-world crashes involving…
read moreLetter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to sign into law House Bill (HB) 1885 to allow the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limit (VSL) programs to improve safety and reduce roadway congestion. Read full letter here.
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