Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Media Contact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202-425-2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on October Safety Observances and Halloween 2024 (Washington, D.C. | September 30, 2024) With pedestrian fatalities soaring, it is time to focus on strategies, steps and solutions this National Pedestrian Safety Month which kicks off on October 1st. The month…
read moreMedia Contact: Shane Austin, saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on Child Passenger Safety Week (September 12, 2024, Washington, DC) | Motor vehicle crashes remain one of the deadliest threats to children, claiming the lives of over 1,100 children aged 14 and younger in 2022 alone. Yet, every state has…
read moreMedia Contact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Vehicle Safety Standard to Better Protect Pedestrians September 9, 2024 | (Washington, DC): Pedestrian fatalities are skyrocketing. When comparing pre-pandemic pedestrian fatalities in 2019 (6,272) to the…
read moreMedia Contact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on Labor Day Holiday Travel (August 26, 2024, Washington, DC) | AAA projects that overall domestic travel will be nine percent higher on Labor Day weekend compared to a year ago. This unofficial end of summer is one of…
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