Federal | Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Statement of Cathy Chase on Committee Passage of Transportation Funding Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711, akennedy@saferoads.org STATEMENT OF CATHY CHASE, VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY, ON SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF DEADLY, DAMAGING AND DESTRUCTIVE “TIRED TRUCKER” PROVISION IN TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Tomorrow is the One-Year Anniversary of the Truck Crash that Killed 5 Georgia Southern Nursing…

Press Release on FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711 akennedy@saferoads.org Senate Appropriators Once Again Cede to Corporate Trucking Lobbyists – Another Rewrite of the Safety Rule on Tired Truckers This Year’s Industry Provision is Broader, Bolder and More Brazen For the Last 3 Years Trucking Industry Lobbyists Have Penned the Legislation on Truck Drivers’ Hours Behind Closed Doors and…

Statement of Jackie Gillan, President Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on Release of New Study, “Unclogging America’s Arteries 2015”

Today, the American Highway Users Alliance released a new study, “Unclogging America’s Arteries 2015, Prescriptions for Healthier Highways.” Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) supports efforts to promote healthier highways and reduce congestion. Solving roadway bottlenecks involves adequate funding but also advancing laws, policies and programs to reduce highway crashes. A major source of roadway congestion is slowed or…

House Passes DRIVE Act (H.R. 22) – Public Safety Sacrificed to Auto and Trucking Interests

For Immediate Release: November 5, 2015 Contact: Beth Weaver 301-814-4088 beth_weaver@verizon.net House Passes DRIVE Act (H.R. 22) – Public Safety Sacrificed to Auto and Trucking Interests TOP TEN WORST HOUSE VOTES AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS Safety and Consumer Groups and Crash Victims Decry House Passage of the 6-Year Highway Bill No Significant Safety Advances Despite Expected Death…