Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2020 CONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 301-442-2249 (C) Statement of Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, On Estimated 2019 Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities An estimated 36,120 people killed in 2019 according to newly released data — Action to advance proven solutions is needed to address the persistently high crash death toll …
read moreThe Washington Post published the following joint Letter to the Editor on May 3, 2020: Without regulation, self-driving cars could be a hazard The April 19 Commuter article “Self-driving cars will exacerbate traffic jams if region fails to act, study says” underscored the necessity to regulate autonomous vehicles before they hit public streets — a position held by our organizations and…
read moreApril 15, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: As a diverse coalition of…
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2020 CONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 301-442-2249 (C) U.S. Department of Transportation Enables Carmakers to Bypass Safety Rules, Weakens the Public’s Ability to Hold Them Accountable Coalition of auto safety and consumer advocates denounces unilateral change to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rules Despite compelling public interest reasons not to do…
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