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Roadmap to Safety Details Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Crashes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 FOR NEWS CONFERENCE VIDEO CLICK HERE CONTACT: Allison Kennedy, akennedy@saferoads.org, 360-281-7033 Bill Bronrott, bronrott@gmail.com, 202-270-4415 20th Edition Roadmap to Safety Report Details a Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Crashes, Fatalities and Injuries With 115 people killed on our nation’s roadways every day, leaders at all levels of government must urgently use available tools…

Statement on 2021 Crash Fatalities and the Growing Public Health Crisis on U.S. Roadways

The latest fatality estimates released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirm that our nation experienced a horrific spike of motor vehicle crash deaths on our roadways. Last year, 42,915 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes, a 10.5 percent increase from 2020, and the highest amount since 2005. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) agrees with NHTSA Deputy Administrator Dr. Steven Cliff, who is calling this crisis on our roadways “urgent and preventable.” An equally urgent response to advance vehicle and roadway safety upgrades is needed.

Advocates Urges Senate Commerce Committee to Reject Anti-Safety Truck Amendments to the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (S. 3580)

In 2020, nearly 5,000 people were killed in crashes involving a large truck. Since 2009, the number of fatalities in large truck crashes has increased by 47 percent. Additionally, nearly 147,000 people were injured in crashes involving a large truck that same year. The cost to society from crashes involving large trucks and buses was estimated to be $163 billion in 2019, the latest year for which data is available. Truck driving is one of the most dangerous occupations.

Statement on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Actions on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Testing Rules

Truck driving is one of the most dangerous professions in the U.S. In this exceedingly hazardous roadway environment, policy makers should be advancing proven solutions to enhance large truck safety. Today’s actions by the FMCSA ended two ill-conceived and unsafe proposals. Advocates looks forward to additional actions by the Agency to address the preventable carnage experienced on our streets and highways.