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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…

Selfie culture finds dangerous place behind the wheel

Selfie culture finds dangerous place behind the wheel By Autumn Cafiero Giusti A 29-year-old driver in Maine made headlines in August after crashing his car into a tree while attempting to take a selfie with his friends, injuring several of them. The car was full of passengers, all in their 20s and 30s. Two of the seven passengers’ injuries were…

Motorcycle Helmets

Download the Motorcycle Helmets fact sheet (PDF) Motorcycle Helmet Laws Motorcycles are the most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation. In 2020, 5,579 motorcyclists were killed, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, and 82,528 were injured on our nation’s roads. NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of 1,870 motorcyclists in 2017, the most recent year for which…

Impaired Driving

Download the Impaired Driving fact sheet (PDF) Download BAC .05% fact sheet (PDF) 0 KILLED IN AN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING CRASH 0 OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES INVOLVE AN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVER Alcohol-Impaired Driving and Ignition Interlock Devices In 2020, 11,654 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, an increase of…