Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Media Contact: Shane Austin, saustin@saferoads.org 202.425.2776 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, on July 4th Holiday Travel (June 27, 2024, Washington, DC) | The Fourth of July is a major car travel holiday across the U.S. and one of the deadliest on our roads. This year, AAA projects 60.6 million people will…
read moreAdvocates and 14 others have sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue the final rule without further delay to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) on new vehicles weighing greater than 10,000 pounds with a compliance date that will maximize safety benefits. Congress required that this rulemaking be completed by…
read moreAdvocates has sent a letter to leaders in the Michigan House and Senate in support of House Bills (HB) 4132 and 4921. HB 4132 would allow speed safety cameras in active work zones on roadways under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and HB 4921 would permit speed safety cameras in school zones. We also support a…
read moreAdvocates has stated our opposition to leadership in the Oklahoma Senate on House Bill (HB) 3191. The measure would eliminate passenger limits for novice teen drivers who have an intermediate Class D license (intermediate license) or who have a farmer’s permit. In doing so, it will weaken the graduated driver licensing (GDL) law and threaten the safety of these drivers…
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