Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Media Contact: Shane Austin, saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on July 4th Holiday Travel (June 27, 2024, Washington, DC) | The Fourth of July is a major car travel holiday across the U.S. and one of the deadliest on our roads. This year, AAA projects 60.6 million people will…
read moreAdvocates has sent a joint letter on behalf of safety organizations to Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ahead of tomorrow’s hearing “Oversight of the Department of Transportation’s Policies and Programs and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request.” In it, the group highlights the ongoing crisis on our roadways and funding needed for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
read moreStatement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on New Data on 2024 Q-1 Traffic Crash Fatalities June 25, 2024 | (Washington, DC): While we are pleased traffic fatalities experienced a modest overall decline in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 2024 first quarter estimates, they remain historically and egregiously high. In just three months, 8,650 people…
read moreAdvocates has sent a letter today to leaders of the New Jersey Senate Transportation Committee opposing Senate Bill (S.) 3309/Assembly Bill (A.) 4380. This legislation includes a provision to allow dealers to sell used cars subject to an open safety recall by merely notifying the customer at the time of sale about the unrepaired defect instead of fixing it. Families…
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