Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
The historic increase in drivers on the road for Labor Day weekend creates a greater potential for tragedy. Unfortunately, many states lack some of the most important traffic safety laws to prevent motor vehicle crashes, deaths, and injuries. It is time for state lawmakers to enact commonsense and cost-effective laws to make our roads and families safe every day of the year.
read moreSelfie 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…
read moreDownload the Distracted Driving fact sheet (PDF) 0 IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER 0 IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER Distracted Driving In 2020, 3,142 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), accounting for eight percent of fatalities on U.S. roads. In 2019, the most recent year for…
read moreAdvocates’ Consumer Co-Chair Joan Claybrook, President Jackie Gillan, Insurance Co-Chair Bill Vainisi, Mrs. Bonnie Lautenberg and Advocates’ Board Member Andrew McGuire present a Highway Safety Hero Award to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Families affected by motorcoach crashes join Mrs. Bonnie Lautenberg and Advocates’ President Jackie Gillan to present the inaugural Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Highway Safety Leadership Award…
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