Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer.
Advocates encourages the adoption of federal and state laws, policies and programs that save lives and reduce injuries. By joining its resources with others, Advocates helps build coalitions to increase participation of a wide array of groups in public policy initiatives which advance highway and auto safety.
Advocates is in the process of updating our new website. Thank you for your patience.
***Due to weather conditions in Washington, D.C., the federal government located in D.C. has closed for Monday, December 21st; therefore, Advocates' office will also be closed.***
LATE BREAKING:
December 17, 2009
Families of crash victims and safety groups praise major highway safety victory, urge Congress to swiftly send the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act (S.554) to President
Click here for the press release and press kit.
December 8, 2009
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety names new Board of Directors co-chairs: Bill Martin, Senior Vice President of Farmers Insurance, and Joan Claybrook, President Emeritus of Public Citizen
Click here for the press release.
November 30, 2009
Parents, teens, medical personnel, firefighters, insurance executives, and safety advocates join Rep. Castle to urge enactment of national STANDUP Act to accelerate state passage of Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws for novice teen drivers
Click here for the press release.
October 26, 2009
Victims' relatives and safety advocates to warn unsuspecting Americans about motorcoach bus dangers and call for federal action to protect bus passengers
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 9:00am ET
Click here for media alert and press kit.
October 1, 2009
Safety Advocates Respond to U.S. DOT Secretary's Announcement on Measures to Reduce Distracted Driving by Commerical Operators
Click here for press statement.
September 24, 2009
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety filed petition to intiate U.S. action to curb the use of electronic devices by truck and bus drivers.
Click here for the press release and press kit from the audio teleconference today.
September 22, 2009
Advocates to announce details of the most sweeping proposal to date to address U.S. truck and bus driver talking, texting and other distractions.
News conference will be on Thursday, September 24 at 11:30am ET
Click here for the media alert and teleconference access information.
July 2, 2009
Advocates' response to the release by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of 2008 Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Data.
Please click here for the statement.
June 29, 2009
Wisconsin is now the 30th state with a primary enforcement seat belt law, the 4th state in 2009 to adopt this lifesaving legislation.
May 7, 2009
Advocates and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Join Forces Urging Repeal of Agriculture, Utility Driver Hours of Service Exemptions
Please click here for the press release and letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
May 6, 2009
Florida Now 28th State with Primary Safety Belt Law
Please click here for the press release.
April 22, 2009
Advocates is pleased to announce introduction of the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act and the launch of the Saferoads4teens Coalition. Please visit www.saferoads4teens.org (or click to the right) for the media advisory and webcast of the press event held on April 23.
March 9, 2009
Advocates and Others File Petition in Federal Court on Truck Driver Hours of Service
and Urge Secretary of Transportation LaHood to Overturn Midnight Regulation
Click here for press release and letter to Secretary LaHood.
March 9, 2009
Members of Congress, Consumer Safety Advocates Urge Passage of Motorcoach Safety Bill
Click here for press release.
January 12, 2009
Please click here for our media alert for the press conference on The 2009 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws that was held on January 12, 2009.
The webcast of the press conference is available and can be accessed by clicking the button below.
Click Here for Webcast
