Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711, akennedy@saferoads.org STATEMENT OF JACQUELINE GILLAN, PRESIDENT OF ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY, ON U.S. DOT RELEASE OF FEDERAL AUTOMATED VEHICLES POLICY The U.S. DOT proactive approach to the safe deployment of automated vehicles is a welcomed development. Yet, policy and legal gaps could result in consumers becoming “human crash…
read moreFULL AUDIO FROM MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL AVAILABLE HERE Contact: Advocates: Allison Kennedy, akennedy@saferoads.org, (202) 408-1711; KidsAndCars.org: Janette Fennell (415) 336-9279; Rep. Ryan: Michael Zetts (202) 225-5261; Rep. Schakowsky: Sam Avery (202) 225-2111 HOT CARS Act of 2016 Introduced Today Will Prevent Child Heatstroke Deaths by Getting Much-Needed Technology into Vehicles 29 children already killed this year in hot cars –…
read moreContact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711, akennedy@saferoads.org MEDIA ADVISORY TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 9, MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT AND THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT Safety Standards, Programs and Interventions are More Important Now than Ever as Recently Released 2015 Traffic Fatality Data Shows Largest Percentage Increase in Deaths in Nearly 50 Years On September 9, 1966,…
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711, akennedy@saferoads.org STATEMENT OF HENRY JASNY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL, ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY, ON U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO) REPORT ON DEFECTIVE TRINITY ET-PLUS GUARDRAIL HEAD Report Reveals that Federal Highway Administration Was Derelict in Its Duty to Protect the Public from these Deadly Devices Today,…
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