Message to Congress on “Teen Truckers” Pilot Program
Dangerous pilot program allowing “teen truckers” to drive large trucks in interstate commerce must be stripped.
read moreDangerous pilot program allowing “teen truckers” to drive large trucks in interstate commerce must be stripped.
read more“It has been seven years since my precious son Benjamin passed away in our family vehicle after a change in routine caused my husband to forget that he had not dropped him off at daycare. Families do not move on from tragedies like this, and perhaps the most tragic thing of all is that these hot car incidents are preventable with the right kind of technology. Car manufacturers have been aware of this problem for decades. We need the U.S. Senate to follow the lead of the House and include the Hot Cars Act in transportation and infrastructure legislation.”
read moreAdvocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) sent the message below to Congress on August 3, 2021: This morning, an op-ed was published in Chicago’s Daily Herald, “Build safety into infrastructure bill,” by Shaun Kildare, Senior Director of Research at Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and Jennifer Smith, Founder of StopDistractions.org. “The U.S. Senate is moving toward passage of a bipartisan…
read moreRed light running is a known killer on our roads. The annual “Stop on Red Week” campaign by the National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) shines a spotlight on the need to address this deadly behavior, which was responsible for more than 800 deaths and 143,000 injuries in 2019 alone.
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