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Statement of Pres. Cathy Chase On GAO Report Calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to Improve Crash Test Dummies

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Media Contact: Helen Jonsen hjonsen@saferoads.org 202-977-7534  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement of Cathy Chase, President Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) On New GAO Report Calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to Improve Crash Test Dummies (Washington, D.C.-March 13, 2023)…

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Statement on New Rule Improving Child Passenger Safety and Proposed Rule on the Operation of Event Data Recorders (EDR)

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Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took the commendable steps of issuing a Final Rule on side impact protection for children seated in child restraints and a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the operation of event data recorders (EDR), devices that provide invaluable information about motor vehicle crashes.  Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) urges the agency to continue working to address the existing backlog of overdue congressionally mandated vehicle safety rules and move forward expeditiously on vehicle safety directives in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Pub. L. 117-58).

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