Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Op-ed: Utah should not buy the fear-mongering of the alcohol lobby By Andrew McGuire JUN 21, 2017 The Utah Legislature has enacted an important and lifesaving law to make Utah’s roads safer for families by lowering the impaired driving limit to .05 percent BAC. Yet, this newspaper recently published an opinion piece from Candace Lightner opposing Utah’s…
read moreAdvocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) sent this statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for the hearing “Paving the Way for Self-Driving Vehicles” on June 14, 2017. A summary of the statement is available here. As the proverbial “way is paved” for AVs, it is critical to ensure public safety and that industry not…
read moreDownload the electronic media kit (PDF). Download the following press release (PDF). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2017 Contacts: Bill Bronrott, 202-270-4415, bronrott@gmail.com; Rep. Tim Ryan contact: Michael Zetts, Michael.Zetts@mail.house.gov, 202-225-5261; Rep. King contact: Kevin Fogarty, Kevin.Fogarty@mail.house.gov, 202-225-7896; Rep. Schakowsky contact: Jeronimo Anaya-Ortiz, Jeronimo.Anaya-Ortiz@mail.house.gov, 202-374-1098; KidsAndCars.org contact: Amber Andreasen, 913-732-2792, Amber@KidsAndCars.org HOT CARS Act of 2017 Introduced Today – Will Prevent Child Heatstroke Deaths…
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2017 Contact: Tara Gill, 202-408-1711, tgill@saferoads.org STATEMENT OF JACKIE GILLAN, PRESIDENT OF ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY, ON ENACTMENT OF TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BAN IN TEXAS Tremendous Texas Safety Victory – Texas becomes 43rd state to pass law to reduce distracted driving Today, Texas Governor Abbott signed into law HB 62, a primary enforcement…
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