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Advocates’ Statement to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on AVs and Infrastructure

AVs should not be prematurely deployed and sold before they can be safely operated on public roads and without commonsense government oversight in place. Serious and fatal crashes involving AVs which have already occurred reveal significant flaws in this still developing technology. These crashes have also shown that coordination at the federal, state and local levels regarding infrastructure development and upgrades will play a significant role in the safe and successful development of AVs.

Coalition Warns Congress About Bigger, Heavier Trucks

Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing on the FAST Act, consumer, health, and safety groups, families of truck crash victims and survivors, law enforcement, first responders, as well as labor, trucking and rail organizations asked the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit to oppose any attempt to increase federal truck size and weight limits. Bigger, heavier trucks will add more strain to our Nation’s already-stressed infrastructure. Congress has previously rejected these anti-safety measures and should do so again, particularly since truck crashes continue to rise.

Statement of Advocates President Cathy Chase on FAST Act Implementation

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety President Cathy Chase submitted the following statement to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit about critical auto safety actions and the implementation of the FAST Act.

Advocates’ Statement on Infrastructure Week

As Infrastructure Week kicks off, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) stresses the strong and historic connection between infrastructure legislation and safety advances. All major infrastructure bills have included a safety title targeted at advancing safer cars, safer roads and safer drivers. Recent calls for infrastructure improvements and investment, highlighted during this particular week, should be no different.