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Statement on New Automated Vehicle Framework Announced Today by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

Contact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on New Automated Vehicle Framework Announced Today by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (Washington, D.C. – April 24, 2025) Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an Automated Vehicle Framework aimed at accelerating commercial deployments of autonomous vehicles…

Statement on NHTSA’s NPRM for Vehicle Safety Standard to Better Protect Pedestrians

Media 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…

America Walks: Safer Fleets Challenge

How Adopting Intelligent Speed Assistance Can Make Your Communities Safer America Walks Safer Fleets Challenge calls on cities and towns to install Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) on their fleets. What is ISA ISA is a vehicle-based technology that can preclude the vehicle from exceeding the speed limit and avert or mitigate crashes. ISA uses GPS-linked speed limit data and/or video…

Statement On Front and Rear Seat Belt Use

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on Front and Rear Seat Belt Use (Washington, DC-May 16, 2023) During the launch of the annual “Click It or Ticket” enforcement mobilization starting May 22, 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rightly is bringing attention to the need for greater seat belt…