Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
MEDIA ALERT: News Conference and Webcast – Tue. Jan. 22, 2019 CONTACT: Bill Bronrott, 202-270-4415, [email protected]; Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711 or 360-281-7033, [email protected] NEW REPORT: 50 States and DC to be Graded on Traffic Safety Laws; Best & Worst States Will be Named With 37,000 People Dying on our Roads Each Year, How Many Lifesaving Laws Does Each State Lack? …
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2018 Contact: Allison Kennedy, [email protected], 202-408-1711 or 360-281-7033 Statement of Peter Kurdock, General Counsel of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, On Decision of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to Preempt California Meal and Rest Law With Fatal Truck Crashes Skyrocketing 41% since 2009, FMCSA Should Institute Solutions to Reduce the Scourge of Driver Fatigue…
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2018 Contact: Allison Kennedy, (202) 408-1711 or (360) 281-7033, [email protected] Defective Driverless Car Legislation Fails to Advance Paving the Way for a Better and Safer Bill in 2019 Safety and Consumer Advocates Thank Congressional Leaders for Their Efforts to Improve Dangerous and Deadly Flaws — Pledge to Work Together to Safely Advance New Vehicle Technologies…
read moreAdvocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) and the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security (the Trucking Alliance) applaud the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for denying 10 exemption requests from the electronic logging device (ELD) regulation. This common-sense, lifesaving rule requires trucks to be equipped with an ELD to track a driver’s on-duty time.
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