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Advocates and Partners Call for Adequate Funding and Staffing For DOT Safety Agencies Ahead of House Hearing

Ahead of a budget hearing tomorrow in the House Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Transportation Housing and Urban Development (THUD), Advocates has joined with 13 other safety partners in a letter calling for for adequate resources for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and its agencies, including funds and staff for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Read the full letter…

SC: Governor McMaster Should Sign Comprehensive Distracted Driving Bill

Advocates has sent a letter to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster urging him to sign into law House Bill (HB) 3276 to curb distracted driving. HB 3276 will reduce distracted driving by banning manual use of mobile electronic devices and updating the law to curb visual and cognitive distractions. A more comprehensive law is necessary to keep up with advances…

NC: Assembly Should Reject Bill That Weakens Requirements for Novice Teen Drivers

Advocates has sent a letter to leaders of the North Carolina House Committee on Judiciary 1, along with partners Kids and Car Safety and Safe Kids Worldwide opposing House Bill (HB) 584. This measure will eliminate supervised driving requirements for limited learner’s permits and limited provisional license holders. It also will reduce the holding period for a limited learner’s permit…

Advocates Joins Calls to Safeguard Consumer Product Safety Commission

Advocates has joined with nearly 160 other groups and individuals in writing to Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought to express strong opposition to any attempt to eliminate, defund, or weaken the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC is an independent federal agency commissioned by Congress to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury…