Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
On Thursday, November 21, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) will host an expert panel discussion on the subject of drug-impaired driving: What we know, what we don’t know, what’s being done, and how to determine the scope of the problem and identify effective policy. The briefing will take place in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385, at…
read moreOn October 24, 2019, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) introduced the Protecting Roadside First Responders Act of 2019, which aims to reduce tragic incidents involving law enforcement officers and others being hit and sometimes killed by motor vehicles while performing their duty on the side of our nation’s highways. To read Senator…
read moreCONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 202-408-1711 / 301-442-2249 (C) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2019 Statement of Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, On 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes 36,560 people killed in 2018 according to new government data — Increased fatalities involving pedestrians, pedalcyclists and large trucks The latest motor vehicle…
read moreCONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 202-408-1711 / 301-442-2249 (C) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2019 Statement of Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, On National Teen Driver Safety Week States must take action to address the number one killer of American teens – motor vehicle crashes In recent weeks, a number of states…
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