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Statement on IIHS Minivan Rear Seat Safety Test Ratings

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Statement by Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), on IIHS Minivan Rear Seat Safety Test Ratings (Washington, D.C. | September 19, 2023) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a report showing second-row passenger seat protection in frontal…

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Message to Congress from Hot Car Incident Victim Advocates Jamie & Andrew Dill, PhD

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“We the people are trusting our elected officials to help our children, our future.  Pass the Hot Cars Act as part of transportation and infrastructure legislation.”

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Letter in Support of House Bill (HB) 283 to Upgrade Ohio’s Distracted Driving Law

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This legislation will improve safety on Ohio roads by upgrading the state’s distracted driving law to primary enforcement, curbing distracting viewing behind the wheel, and adding a ban on handheld mobile device use. Current state law is secondary enforcement which significantly hinders police efforts as they are required to first observe an additional violation before stopping the driver for texting while driving.

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Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 with the mission of reducing the number of deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes.  While a series of “pat on the back” online discussions this week will focus on progress made over the last 50 years, in reality this agency is failing to meet the moment.  Just today, the National Safety Council released statistics for the first half of 2020 showing fatality rates on our roadways are estimated to have increased 20 percent.  Clearly more can and must be done to address this disturbing and distressing uptick.

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