Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates’ Consumer Co-Chair Joan Claybrook, President Jackie Gillan, Insurance Co-Chair Bill Vainisi, Mrs. Bonnie Lautenberg and Advocates’ Board Member Andrew McGuire present a Highway Safety Hero Award to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Families affected by motorcoach crashes join Mrs. Bonnie Lautenberg and Advocates’ President Jackie Gillan to present the inaugural Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Highway Safety Leadership Award…
read more0 EVERY YEAR ON AVERAGE IN LARGE TRUCK CRASHES 0 EVERY YEAR ON AVERAGE IN LARGE TRUCK CRASHES Download Advocates’ Latest Truck Safety Fact Sheet
read more0 IN 2021 MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES 0 TEN-YEAR TOTAL 0 ANNUAL ECONOMIC COST FROM MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES Alabama Rating: Caution Alabama needs improvement because of gaps in Advocates’ recommended optimal laws, as reported in the 2022 Roadmap Report. Highway Safety Laws Needed Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law (Rear) Rear Facing Through Age 2 Law Booster Seat Law GDL – Minimum…
read moreSeveral consumer, health and safety organizations joined with victims and survivors of crashes to send a letter to the U.S. Senate outlaying grave concerns regarding the “safety title” of the highway bill. Here is a list of the “worst of the worst” provisions that, unless remedied, do nothing to stop the death and injury toll on our highways. “The safety…
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