Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
While today’s report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates a slight two percent decrease in motor vehicle crash fatalities during 2019, 36,096 people were killed and an additional 2.74 million people were injured on our Nation’s roadways. This is completely unacceptable – especially considering proven safety technologies are available and lifesaving laws could be enacted in all states.
read moreWhile the winter holidays certainly will be different this year because of COVID-19, an unfortunate constant is a predictable increase in preventable motor vehicle crashes. This National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) is calling for swift action to advance proven technological and legislative solutions.
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2020 CONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 301-442-2249 (C) Statement of Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, On New Booster Seat Safety Report Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) commends the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy for its investigation on booster seat safety. Today’s…
read moreWhile our Nation continues to suffer the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, we are grateful for your attention to this vital part of the relief effort. As leaders of organizations with public health and safety missions, we appreciate the goal of ensuring that vaccines expeditiously reach the public. It is also imperative that safety on our roads remains a key priority. The objectives of transporting vaccines efficiently and safely must not be mutually exclusive.
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