Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates sent a letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the June 14, 2023 hearing, “Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act by the Federal Highway Administration.” With deaths and injuries on our Nation’s roads at historically high levels, the safety advances included in the law by this Committee must be…
read moreDear Governor Sununu, As leading safety organizations working together to pass highway and auto safety laws that prevent crashes, deaths and injuries, and contain costs, we urge you to sign into law Senate Bill (SB) 118. The bill updates New Hampshire’s child occupant protection statute by requiring that children less than two years old remain in a rear-facing safety seat.…
read moreLetter to President Joe Biden: “As the nation’s leading traffic safety organizations committed to ending the terrible toll of roadway deaths and injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes, we urge you to take immediate action to nominate an Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).” Read the complete letter here.
read moreStatement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on the Need for Bicycle Detection in the Automatic Emergency Braking Rule (Washington, DC-June 6, 2023) New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds that advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) which include automatic emergency braking (AEB) and other technologies can prevent real-world crashes involving…
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