Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
We have updated our Scorecard urging opposition to anti-safety trucking sections 131 through 134, the Clyde amendment to prohibit use of federal funds for speed and red light safety cameras and others in the House FY 2025 THUD bill. Read the updated Scorecard as of July 24, 2024 here. Advocates sent a joint letter to Members of the House Appropriations…
read moreOn July 24th, the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Department of Transportation’s Regulatory and Administrative Agenda.” Advocates has sent a letter outlining the importance of federal safety standards in saving lives on our roadways and critical solutions that need enacting, including the completion of rulemakings…
read moreAdvocates, in coordination with property/casualty insurers and consumer groups sent a letter today to Sophie Shulman, Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging them to deny in its entirety, the petition for reconsideration of the final rule recently filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. This rule is the most impactful regulation for roadway safety issued…
read moreAdvocates supports enactment of Senate Bill (S.) 2273 to enhance protections for child passengers by requiring them to ride in rear seats until age 13. This legislation will save lives by following best practices to ensure child passengers are restrained in the rear seat of vehicles. Read our letter to leaders on the Senate Committee on Ways and Means here.…
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