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Statement on 2024 Early Estimates of Traffic Fatalities Released Today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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 2024 Early Estimates of Traffic Fatalities Released Today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (Washington, D.C. | April 8, 2025) “While it is encouraging that motor vehicle crash fatalities continued to decline in 2024, it is…

GA: State Senators Should Vote NO on Bill That Bans Lifesaving Technology in School Zones

Advocates has issued an Action Alert to members of the Georgia Senate today, calling for them to vote NO on House Bill 225, which would ban speed safety cameras in school zones. Speed safety cameras are verified to deter speeding and its impact and are recommended for adoption by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Highway Administration…

AZ: Prohibiting Proven Safety Technology Is Wrong Move as Roadway Crisis Continues

In a letter to the Arizona State House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Advocates has outlined opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 1019 and Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1002. SB 1019 prohibits the use of automated enforcement (AE) systems, an effective technology to deter speeding and red light running, and SCR 1002 seeks to do the same through a referendum. According…

GA: State Senate Should Reject Bill That Rolls Back Technology Deployed to Keep School Children Safe

Advocates has sent a letter to leadership of the Public Safety Committee of the Georgia Senate opposing House Bill (HB) 225. The legislation prohibits the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE) systems in school zones, an effective and lifesaving technology to deter a leading killer on our roads, speeding. ASE, also known as speed safety cameras, are verified to deter…