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Senate Commerce Committee

Advocates Urges Advancement of Proven Safety Solutions Ahead of Senate Hearing on Daylight Savings Time

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Tomorrow (4/10/25), the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing, “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?,” to examine issues related to daylight saving time (DST). Ahead of the hearing, Advocates has submitted…

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Advocates Calls on Senate Commerce Committee to Advance Bill Addressing Dangerous Gap in Vehicle Safety

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In advance of tomorrow’s Executive Session in the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Advocates has submitted a letter of support of the She Develops Regulations in Vehicle Equality and Safety (She DRIVES) Act (S.161). We commend Committee…

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Group Letter on FY 2023 U.S. Department of Transportation Budget

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Highway crashes impose a tremendous cost burden on society estimated to exceed one trillion dollars annually. Sufficient funding and resources for NHTSA can be the catalyst for implementing effective safety countermeasures to prevent crashes, save lives, reduce injuries, and contain costs.

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Advocates Urges Senate Commerce Committee to Reject Anti-Safety Truck Amendments to the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (S. 3580)

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In 2020, nearly 5,000 people were killed in crashes involving a large truck.  Since 2009, the number of fatalities in large truck crashes has increased by 47 percent.  Additionally, nearly 147,000 people were injured in crashes involving a large truck that same year.  The cost to society from crashes involving large trucks and buses was estimated to be $163 billion in 2019, the latest year for which data is available.  Truck driving is one of the most dangerous occupations. 

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