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Joint Statement: Public Health and Safety Groups Call on Governor Roy Cooper to Retain North Carolina’s Driver License Road Test Requirement and Veto House Bill 158

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2020 CONTACT: Pete Daniels / pdaniels@saferoads.org / 301-442-2249 (C) Joint Statement: Public Health and Safety Groups Call on Governor Roy Cooper to Retain North Carolina’s Driver License Road Test Requirement and Veto House Bill 158 The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges to the normal functioning of state governments, including the ability to…

Winston-Salem Journal Op-Ed: Pump the brakes! Don’t eliminate the driver license road test… update it

The Winston-Salem Journal first published the following joint op-ed on June 12, 2020: Pump the brakes! Don’t eliminate the driver license road test… update it By Cathy Chase and Dr. Flaura Koplin Winston Guest columnists Jun 12, 2020 COVID-19 resulted in a number of state and local government functions coming to a halt, including driver license road testing. The North…

The Hill Op-Ed: Congress must proceed with caution on driverless cars bill

The Hill newspaper first published the following joint op-ed on May 29, 2020: Congress must proceed with caution on driverless cars bill By Cathy Chase and Missy Cummings, Opinion Contributor – 5/29/20 The May 20 article, “Action on driverless cars hits speed bump as Congress focuses on pandemic,” unfortunately only portrayed the bullish push for autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation. There…

Press Release: 2020 Roadmap of Highway Safety Laws

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 23, 2020 CONTACT: Pete Daniels / 202-408-1141 (O) / 301-442-2249 (C) / pdaniels@saferoads.org Annual Report Finds Most States Lack Crucial Highway Safety Laws Time for Action by State Legislatures as 2020 Sessions Commence New Public Opinion Poll Finds Widespread Concern about Distracted Driving and Drug-Impaired Driving (Washington, D.C.) – Advocates for Highway and…