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Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Advocates Releases List of State and Federal Actions Needed to Reduce Distracted Driving-Related Deaths

Contact: Shane Austin saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To Commemorate Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) Releases List of State and Federal Actions Needed to Reduce Distracted Driving-Related Deaths (Washington, D.C. | March 31, 2025) “Distracted driving is a threat most of us witness daily on our roadways. April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a…

Statement on New Research Showing Massive Benefits of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs) to Society

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 Research Showing Massive Benefits of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs) to Society (Washington, D.C.-December 17, 2024) Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a set of studies showing over 860,000 lives saved and 49…

Advocates Highlights Roadway Safety Priorities Ahead of Senate Hearing on Federal Highway Administration

Ahead of a hearing tomorrow in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works titled “Oversight and Budget of the Federal Highway Administration” Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) has sent a letter to Committee leadership highlighting action needed on roadway safety priorities. Read the full letter here.

Comments Submitted to the Federal Register on Upgrades to the U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)

On June 8, 2022 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) filed comments to the federal register detailing proposed upgrades to the U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The comments describe in great detail how NCAP can be improved to achieve its stated purpose of educating consumers on vehicle safety and incentivizing automakers to improve the safety of their products.